Park & Public Space Design

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Drawing on the region’s history of sun worship, the waterfront ‘lighthouse’ has become a local attraction in the coastal city of Yantai.

Designed for the 90th anniversary of the Association of Siamese Architects, the swooping structure is composed of thousands of hand-crafted aluminum rods.

təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre is the first project of its kind to meet the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building-Design Standard.

The Lemay-led project activates underutilized space in the shadow of Roger Taillibert’s landmark 1970s-era Olympic Stadium.

Amid a flurry of residential development on Yerba Buena Island, Panorama Park and Signal Point offer a respite from the hustle-bustle of the City by the Bay.

The third and final phase of Promenade Samuel-de-Champlain includes a public beach, infinity pool, and more set against the St. Lawrence River.

Wiggling through a phalanx of mid-rise housing blocks, the covered promenade serves as a colorful antidote to its regimented setting.

The “Swimming Opera”—a large aquatic center topped by a landmark-listed concrete shell roof—reopened late last year after the completion of a major enhancement by gmp Architects with Schlaich Bergermann Partner.

The newly expanded Starlight Park boasts a lavatory that pushes against expectations of public facilities.

The reimagined Union Terrace Gardens emerged from the Scottish city's initiative to rethink the grounds as a new cultural civic space.