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'World's greenest stadium', designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, would be made from wood
by Tom Walker | 06 Aug 2019
Dale Vince, chair of UK soccer team, Forest Green Rovers, has resubmitted a planning application for a new 5,000-capacity stadium development dubbed the "greenest football venue in the world". Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the main stadium would be built almost entirely out of wood, making it the first of its kind in the world. The stadium would be the centrepiece of the £100m Eco Park development – a 100-acre

ONZ Architects to transform abandoned stadium into eco-park with 'green wings'
by Andrew Manns | 16 May 2019
Ankara-based design office ONZ Architects have revealed plans to transform Antakya Atatürk Stadium in Hayat, Turkey into an elevated green park with a perimeter that curves upwards to form "green wings". The project, which is currently under construction, will see the 1950s-era sports complex gain a wealth of recreational facilities and attractions, such as an open-air theatre, a library, an arts centre, and a nature preserve. The site – expected

SHoP-designed eco-park in Lower Manhattan edges closer to completion
by Andrew Manns | 01 Feb 2019
Pier 35 – an expansive recreation space taking shape in New York's Lower East Side – will soon be complete. Jointly designed by American architecture practices SHoP and Ken Smith Workshop, the riverside park – part of SHoP's 388-hectare East River Waterfront regeneration project – will feature 28,000 sq ft (2,601 sq m) of public realm, including pedestrian paths, picnic areas, and a screen wall that will be overlaid with

Century-old railyard to be reborn as leisure eco-park in Florida
by Andrew Manns | 02 Nov 2018
A long-abandoned railyard in Lakeland, Florida will soon be granted a second life as forested recreational zone and cultural 'oasis'. Set to be designed by landscape architects Sasaki, the soon-to-be regenerated property, dubbed Bonnet Springs Park (BSP), will see the presently arsenic-contaminated and non-pedestrian site transform into a 180-acre environmentally friendly public attraction. According to the BSP team, a central purpose of the park’s nature and leisure-focused facilities – which

Louvre Hotel Group plans bamboo resort complex for Indonesia's Funtasy Island eco-park
by Kim Megson | 08 Feb 2016
French hospitality company Louvre Hotels Group is preparing to open hundreds of luxury accommodations at the heart of “the world’s largest eco-theme park” – the US$240m (€216.2m, £166.8m) Funtasy Island development in Indonesia’s Riau Islands. Louvre’s luxury hotel complex will include 341 five-star villas under the Royal Tulip brand and a 183-room Golden Tulip hotel with a 260-seat restaurant. Constructed primarily from wood and bamboo, the buildings will be linked

Eco-park plans secures funding boost
by Pete Hayman | 04 Dec 2008
Plans to establish a showcase eco-park at Wat Tyler Country Park in Pitsea, Essex, have received a boost after the government committed £1.6m towards the project. Basildon District Council (BDC) is leading the project, which has already secured £5.3m to fund improvements to the park, as well as transforming a former explosives factory into a new heritage centre powered by renewable energy. New trails will be created using the latest
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