The AIDS Memorial design has recently been updated with the loss of the ivy and flowering plants. studio A+I is still the design firm in charge of developing the design for the memorial, with the design progressing with retention of the overall form and linear benches but has lost the natural aesthetic of the mid-2012 design, it appears to be more harsh, static and less inviting. The water feature remains as the focal point under the structure.
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 Heliofield | Michael Chaveriat, Yikyu Choe, Myung Kweon Park Over 250 submissions have gone online for the LAGI NYC 2012 competition to design public artwork for Freshkills Park. Some submissions go from the surreal to the amazing, with the majority of the submissions creating large scale installations to match the grand scale of the Freshkills Park. In July LAGI held a shortlisting evening in which a team of professionals got the submissions down to the top 25 submissions with the winners of the 2012 competition to be announced on October 25 in New York City. We has some of the submissions below for your review. Heliofield Continue reading 2012 LAGI NYC Competition submissions now online This weeks round-up of landscape news from around the web. Why Designers Need To Stop Feeling Sorry For Africa | Skibsted Ideation | Fast Co Design How green is a parking lot? New efforts to test infrastructure | David J. Unger | Sacremento Bee NY state parks system getting $89M funding boost | Wall Street Journal Six new spots for architecture lovers | Katia Hetter | CNN The Shell Game | Martin C. Pedersen | Metropolis Magazine Send us your links during the week to [email protected] For more news during the week become a World Landscape Architecture fan on Facebook, Join our LinkedIN group, Follow us on Twitter @wlandscapearch or Weibo and then Circle us on Google+  ©DEW Inc National 9/11 Memorial was recently dedicated on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11/2001 when many people lost there lives during the attacks on the USA. The Memorial designed by PWP Landscape Architecture & Micheal Arad have not only created a powerful memorial where families and friends can come to grieve but also a city park that people can use everyday to sit under the trees and enjoy the New York skyline surrounding the site and watch the rebuilding of area with new towers. There are many design elements that required great thought, development and testing including the trees, waterfalls, name arrangement and these were developed by talented people to create the beautiful space we see today.
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