Besides reflecting the aspirations of a society, public spaces also configure the scenarios in which new ideas of coexistence and the collective can emerge from their qualities. Thinking about the streets, squares, parks, and even nature is a way of dealing with common ideals and ensuring the social dynamics in the relationship between bodies and the environment.
For this reason, ArchDaily selected some contemporary projects that present different ideas to shape the built environment of the public sphere. They bring contrast and dialogue with nature, give a new meaning to inhospitable places, and, no matter the scale, transform their contexts based on architectural and urban design.
One Green Mile / MVRDV
Mumbai, India
Parque Fresnillo / Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura + Alin V. Wallach
Fresnillo, Mexico
Quarry No. 8: Book Mountain / DnA
Lishui, China
Nanhua Glimmer Park / Atelier Let’s + JR Architects
Gaoshu, Taiwan
Rachel de Queiroz Park / Architectus S/S
Fortaleza, Brazil
Wild Mile / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill + Urban Rivers
Chicago, USA
Escadinhas Footpaths / Paulo Moreira Architectures
Matosinhos, Portugal
Le Meridien Garden / Shma Company Limited
Zhengzhou, China
Baraike Park Base Facility / Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates
Osaka, Japan
Mobile Working Cabin for Rural Vitalization / School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjign University
Nanping, China
Written by ArchDaily Team
Translated by Diogo Simões
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