Explore public architecture that enhances urban spaces with innovative design, sustainability, and community-focused solutions. This category features a variety of projects, from public buildings to parks and plazas, emphasizing functionality, accessibility, and environmental responsibility. Ideal for architects, planners, and anyone interested in transformative public spaces.
Atelier Starzak Strebicki has recently completed Courtyard City Hall, a public space in Poznań, Poland. From the architect: Green oasis, street café, community centre, public square. These are the new incarnations of the Courtyard City Hall which was transformed from a car park into a meeting place for residents. The Courtyard located in the Old […]
Alison Brooks Architects has collaborated with The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Arup and the London Design Festival to present a cross-laminated tulipwood structure, ‘ The Smile ’ at the Chelsea College of Art Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground from 17 September until 12 October, 10am – 9pm. The Smile is one of the Festival’s Landmark
Project: Zighizaghi Urban Garden Architects: OFL Architecture Team project: Francesco Lipari and Giuseppe Conti Construction: Falegnameria Leto srl, Lavorazioni metalliche Grano, Vivai Garlisi, GBR di Baldo srl Area: 320 sqm Location: Favara, Sicily, Italy Photographs: Giuseppe Guarneri and Riccio Blu Zighizaghi is a multi-sensorial urban garden created by OFL Architecture that stems from a collaboration
Architects: Sasaki Associates Project: Chicago Riverwalk Location: Chicago, IL Size 3.5 acres Status: Phase 1 completed 2009 (by others); Phase 2 completed May 2015; Phase 3 in progress Team: Ross Barney Architects Photos ©Christian Philips, ©Kate Joyce The Main Branch of the Chicago River has a long and storied history that in many ways mirrors
For sixteen days – June 18 through July 3, 2016 (weather permitting) – Italy’s Lake Iseo is being reimagined. 100,000 square meters of shimmering yellow fabric, carried by a modular floating dock system of 220,000 high-density polyethylene cubes
Paiva Walkways embraces the Paiva river with an extension of 8km, providing a walking path with a breathtaking natural beauty, with picturesque landscapes, waterfalls and a variety of fauna and flora species. This project is by Arouca municipality and engineer company Trimetrica. Check out these birds-eye view photos.
Located in Ecuador, Quilotoa Overlook is a project that has resulted from collaboration between Javier Jorge Andrade Benítez, Javier Mera Luna and Daniel Moreno Flores.
The recently completed project by Cumulus Studio, Devil’s Corner Cellar Door and Lookout are beautifully situated on the Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, with views of the Hazards overlooking Great Oyster Bay.
