FAP 2022 Juror Project Highlight: Carbon-sequestering landscapes by Kotchakorn Voraakhom

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Climate change warrior and landscape architect, FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2022 juror Kotchakorn Voraakhom channels her impact on the environment by building productive Green public spaces that tackle climate change in dense urban areas and climate-vulnerable communities. The recipient of countless accolades and awards, such as the 2020 UN Global Climate Awards, she is CEO and […]

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TOKYO TORCH Redevelopment District: Where the ‘City’s Courtyard’ Meets its Tallest Towers

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Today, Tokiwabashi is being invigorated beyond just economic functionality to further imbue joy, pride and happiness into the city. The redevelopment district called TOKYO TORCH will create 2 hectares of open public space in the centre of the city, including the eight-storey podium of Torch Tower, which is enclosed by a spiralling open-air walkway. Standing at 63 floors above ground, the tower will be the tallest in Tokyo—providing an observation deck called Sky Hill at its very top. […]

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Buffalo Bayou, Downtown Houston

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FuturArc conducted an interview with Sacha Schwarzkopf about blue-green initiatives that can be transformative strategies for city regeneration. Here is one of the projects that was presented as an example. SS: Back in, say, the 1990s or even up until maybe 2005, the edge of Downtown Houston next to the Buffalo Bayou was really a […]

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Chao Phraya Sky Park

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A portion of an abandoned electric train track has been transformed into an elevated green pedestrian bridge overlooking the Chao Phraya River. For 30 years, the unfinished structure between Phra Pok Klao Bridge withstood the elements and served as a reminder of the old Lavalin Skytrain project, which was abandoned in 1992. Today the concrete […]

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Phu My Garden

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The project is situated in the context of a new urban area in a harbour industrial park, where massive construction of factories and residential areas are happening. The rapid development of industrial architecture accompanied by a large number of migrants led to a lack of public space for local inhabitants. The project is located in […]

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