Dezeen reports

“Landscape architect Anouk Vogel and architect Johan Selbing have won a competition to design new lighting and furniture for the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

NEW PARK FURNITURE FOR A DUTCH NATIONAL HERITAGE
The last jewels are added to the crown after ten years of renovation of the Vondelpark.

A professional jury has unanimously chosen the design of Anouk Vogel
and Johan Selbing as the winning proposal in a competition for the new
park furniture of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam.”

SOURCE: Dezeen – Vondel Verses by Anouk Vogel and Johan Selbing

allAfrica.com reports

“Kigali City Council (KCC) yesterday launched its Conceptual Master Plan which will serve as a roadmap for the expansion of the city in the next 50 years.

The Master Plan is based on research and analysis of a wide range of background conditions and technical aspects outlined in the existing conditions report.”

SOURCE: allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Kigali Master Plan Launched (Page 1 of 1)

MiamiHerald.com reports

“Grove Harbor Marina wants to build a 21,000 square-foot office building on Coconut Grove’s crowded waterfront. Their proposed box-on-the bay is not a part of the Grove’s waterfront master plan nor is it in compliance with the shoreline’s 50-foot setback law.”

SOURCE: If city builds box-on-the-bay, joke gets worse – Central Miami – MiamiHerald.com

NIU unveils plans for ‘Memorial Garden’ – NIU – Office of Public Affairs

Northern Illinois University will build a garden near Cole Hall, with a curved peaceful walkway and five illuminated sections of cardinal red granite, as a permanent memorial to victims of the Feb. 14, 2008 shootings on campus.

The plan for “Memorial Garden” was unveiled today during events commemorating the tragedy one year ago. Those activities included a wreath-laying ceremony at the future garden site, located just east of Cole Hall.

Image SOURCE: NIU

Ultimately, the advisory Memorial Committee identified a peaceful
garden and/or sculpture as the top memorial concepts. The group also
recommended that the memorial be located within sight of Cole Hall,
include the “Forward, Together Forward” theme and be easily accessible
to the public. A memorial wall was also among the top concepts
identified by the committee.

A smaller group headed by Jeff Daurer, director of capital budgeting
and planning for the NIU Division of Finance and Facilities, then
created the more detailed memorial plan. Representatives of HKM
Architects + Planners, Inc. of Arlington Heights—which designed Barsema
Hall, the Yordon Center and the Barsema Alumni and Visitors
Center—assisted the group, donating its time and expertise in landscape
architecture and design.

SOURCE: NIU unveils plans for ‘Memorial Garden’ – NIU – Office of Public Affairs