
The urban space is laid out as an urban carpet floating over three bicycle parking hills, making room for more than 2,000 parking spaces both over and under the hills. The new square is located between the newly built university buildings and the nature reserve Amager Common. With its approximately 20.000 m2, KUA University Square is one of the biggest public squares in Copenhagen. Karen Blixens Plads is a new urban space and student’s campus for the University of Copenhagen. Karen Blixens Plads by Cobe, Copenhagen, Denmark Salesforce Park brings nature, horticulture, art and a mixture of botanical and active programmed experiences to the City’s downtown. The sustainable design includes a 5.4-acre rooftop park that has become the central public open space during the growth of a new mixed-use neighborhood around it. This multi-modal transit center in downtown San Francisco links 11 transit systems and connects the city to the region, the state, and the nation. Salesforce Transit Park by PWP and Pelli Clarke Pelli, San Francisco, CA, United States

The parks each embody new, dynamic ways to think about landscape and public life.

Made with a range of forms, programs and structural approaches, the designs bring architecture and nature together through engineering. Designed as a series of moments, the parks are considered in sequence and how they will be enjoyed by people. Looking at elevated parks around the world, the following section drawings explore a shared spatial experience. They are inherently designed as a response to unique environmental, social and urban conditions. Taking these ideas to new heights, elevated parks shape and transform civic areas as they give people a new perspective. Landscape architects and designers are increasingly mindful of the value of public space and its role in the development of our cities, landmarks and shared identity. Parks are civic amenities that transcend cultures.

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