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2011 Projects Review | July – September

July

Rogers Marvel Architects wins President’s Park South Design Competition

Sharpeville Memorial Garden, a procession through the garden | GREENinc Landscape Architecture

Sowwah Island Central Park and Spanish Steps | Abu Dhabi UAE | MESA

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2011 Projects Review | January-March

We have published some great projects from around the world during from small scale projects to large scale urban design and its that time of year to review some of the great projects from 2011. We start with projects from January through to March.

January

WEST 8 | Grand Opening Miami Beach SoundScape / Lincoln Park

Gustafson Porter win Valencia Parque Central competition

University Square | Ben-Gurion University | Israel | Chyutin Architects

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Eye of Africa | Johannesburg South Africa | Uys & White

Eye of Africa is a residential golf community in Johannesburg, South Africa. Landscape Architects Uys & White (Pty) Ltd was briefed for the development of an appropriate park system which is sensitive to the environment and will provide for the needs of residents, the development of a landscape and streetscape theme which is generated by the natural Highveld environment. Uys & White won a 2011 Corobrik-ILASA Award of Excellence in the category Planning & Design for Eye of Africa Phase 1.

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Bertrams Park | Johannesburg | Newtown Landscape Architects

BERTRAMS PARK, a small but highly significant park, in the dilapidated area of Bertrams, services a diverse community, particularly Bertrams Primary School which has no play or sporting facilities. Town Planning issues and approvals, as well as attempts to purchase additional stands, all delayed construction on the site. This resulted in extreme time challenges for The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the Design Team and the contractor. As a tight budget had been allocated for the implementation of the Park, materials and existing play equipment were recycled wherever possible.

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