Scott Renwick
An inspiring list of the world's greatest landscape architecture projects.
One of the most complicated mountain systems in all of Europe belongs to Norway, where the highways and roads follow a serpentine route of curves and bends. Because of this, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration commissioned 3RW Architects to design diverse viewpoints, paths, and outdoor furniture along The Atlantic Road to provide the environment with better tools to absorb rising pressure from the tourist industry.
Talk about taking a rooftop pool to a new level: The pool at the Mirage residence doesn't just sit on the roof; instead, it IS the roof. Even before viewing the pool, one can garner a vision of what it might look like by reading the introduction on the Kois Associated Architects website.
Chicago's Park at Lakeshore East is making a name for itself as a rival to the city's famous Millennium Park. Since being dedicated in 2005, The Park at Lakeshore East is now not only a part of the Chicago Park District, but has also been nicknamed the "village in the heart of the city" by local developers.
