Planning the planet
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An estimated 100 million pounds sterling is being spent on the creation of the Earth Centre on 170ha of land in Yorkshire, England. The site was formally a coal pit which closed in the 1980s. The Earth Centre is an ecological exhibition area. Landscape architects Grant Associates point out the project is not a temporary exhibition, such as a garden festival. There are concerns the project will not encourage a sufficient number of visitors to make it viable. Further construction is due on the site, with a conference building made of recycled materials due to be completed in 2000.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 2000
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Making new city spaces: With innovative tactics and flair, the Dutch landscape practice West 8 creates somewhere out of nowhere
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The Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam was built over a 1960s underground parking garage and is Adriaan Gueze's most significant work for West 8 so far. Geuze is als working on several other major civic open spaces and squares in Rotterdam. Geuze set up West 8 ten years ago, and he has also run landscape courses. The Schouwburgplein comprises three main bands of wood, perforated steel panels and epoxy resin-coated concrete. Four hydraulically operated light cranes dominate the design.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1997
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Tales from the riverbanks: the differing fortunes of Emscher Park and the Thames Gateway reflect political attitudes towards landscape planning
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Comparisons between Emscher Park on the River Emscher in Germany's Ruhr region and the Thames Gateway in London are discussed. The Emsscher Park Internationale Bauaustellung (IBA) is a 10-year environmental project aiming to regenerate the River Emscher, create a landscape park, upgrade homes and create new jobs. The Thames Gateway project is sub-regional and is transport related.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1995
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