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One of the best urban inventions in the past decade finally comes to São Paulo!  http://bit.ly/1oyxWB8

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Beautiful hand graphics by Land8 member Jay Everett.

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This striking new pocket park in Barcelona was designed and built for less than $4 per square foot! http://bit.ly/1j745cY

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Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park by Thomas Balsley Associates, Weiss/Manfredi, and ARUP. 

This gorgeous new park is a shining example of urban resiliency! http://bit.ly/1y9W7te

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The best concept sketches are both beautiful and functional! See more of Noel Malicdem's work in the Land8 Gallery:http://bit.ly/1qlzvnw

Want to see your work featured? Upload to our gallery! http://land8.com/photo/album/new

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"Sugar Beach" by Claude Cormier et Associés, Toronto, Canada

2014 Place Design Award. http://bit.ly/1i7WobK

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Talented Land8 member Chunling Wu shares her MLA portfolio--take a look, we think you'll like it! See more and upload your own in the Land8 gallery: http://bit.ly/1hzNeEa

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Funen, Amsterdam, is located west of Amsterdam’s city centre. Comprised of sixteen newly built apartment blocks and one, continuous courtyard, LANDLAB (landscape architects) and van Dongen-Koschuch (urban design) created a design contrasting the traditional street layout of many Dutch residential neighbourhoods. What do you think of the landscaping? Looks like there is a lot of open space, especially in comparison to the surrounding neighbourhoods.

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Interview With National Olmsted Scholar Sara Zewde: From Landscape Architecture to Kanye West READ ON -->

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Congrats Class of 2014! Land8 Presents: 6 Essential Tips for Landscape Architecture Graduates! READ ON -->

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Are you a landscape architecture student or professional who wants to make a difference? Check out this interview with the founder of Swings for Dreams - Landscape Architecture Without Borders. READ ON -->

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Physic Garden at Novartis, Basel

This Physic Garden is based on the monastery garden where, in ancient times, monks developed their knowledge about the pharmaceutical properties in plants, a knowledge that provided the foundation for today´s research efforts. These were often hidden places, laboratories in the outdoors, secluded from public life, containing secrets of utmost importance. The garden is semi-enclosed, and the visitor enters through a zig-zag movement between backdrops of tall hedges.

The slightly sunken basin adds to the preciousness of the plants, and placed inside the frame of a low granite wall, these fragile specimens become untouchable. They are viewed from slightly above. Bridges of light construction, without railings, span the sunken bed, permitting the daring visitor a closer examination of the plants, each of which is labeled with an engraved bronze plaque mounted at the edge of the bed.

Along the sides of the sunken bed are four “log racks”, reminiscent of a library. The types of wood selected represent tree species from which substances have been extracted and used in ethnopharmacology. All in all, 70 plant species are on display in the Physic Garden.

by Thorbjörn Andersson and Sweco Architects

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Guess which U.S. city installed the most green roof last year! (Hint: not Chicago!) http://bit.ly/1lyx654

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Hey everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone that is currently attending or has attended UBC for Landscape Architecture could give some insight into what the sch…

Are there any University of British Columbia landscape architecture students out there who can help out this prospective student?

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Land8 interviews talented urban sketcher and landscape architecture student Chunling Wu READ ON --> 

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Happy Earth Day! Landscape Architect Richard Haag Legacy Project Needs Your Support! READ ON --> http://bit.ly/1fkI1Ke

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LAbash 2014 Brings Landscape Architecture Students Together in UW-Madison! READ ON -->