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Sunflowers and Skyscrapers: The Intersection of Nature and Architecture in Modern Urban Landscapes

Sunflowers and Skyscrapers: The Intersection of Nature and Architecture in Modern Urban Landscapes

Sunflowers and Skyscrapers: The Intersection of Nature and Architecture in Modern Urban Landscapes

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Urban Design

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1 February, 2024

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Dominic Powell

Senior Principal - Landscape Architecture

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Overview


As our urban centres continue to densify and we collectively grapple with issues of congestion, pollution, and quality of life, the prioritisation of pedestrian-friendly spaces becomes progressively critical to our health and wellbeing. Increasingly, the notion of doing more with less is driving our desire to innovate and transform ‘urban leftovers’ into high quality amenity.

As the saying goes, ‘they are not making any more space’, so it is up to designers to create life and joy within the interstitial and transitory spaces between our homes, businesses, institutions, sporting venues and cultural festival and destinations.


What Were the Challenges?


  • Developing a streetscape design with high amenity along an arterial roadway with immense overhead and underground services constraints.


  • Bringing the diverse constructed form throughout the streetscape together and reducing the visual impact of the large amount of signage clutter and the overhead HV cables.


  • Achieving fair access across the streetscape and resolving drainage issues brought on by the location of the ridge and the absence of in-ground drainage.


  • Improving the streetscape amenity and moderating the impact of the western sun.


How You Will Win it


  • You are creative, analytical, and possess good communication skills.


  • You are decisive, solution-oriented, clear, and a team player.


  • You hold a completed HBO/WO degree in the field of urban planning and/or landscape architecture.


  • You have a proactive attitude and are willing to think outside the box.


  • You have a good command of the Dutch language.


Conclusion


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