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Category: Landscaping
March 6, 2026
A Global Snapshot of Design in 2025. Design Skill Awards Winners.
The third edition of the Design Skill Awards has revealed a global constellation of creative excellence, bringing together more than 90 winning projects from 31 countries. The 2025 Design Skill selection demonstrates how contemporary design continues to evolve across scales and disciplines — from intimate residential spaces to ambitious urban visions, from experimental installations to carefully crafted interiors. Together, […]
September 7, 2025
Outdoor Entertaining Done Right: A Backyard Built for Gatherings
Turning an outdoor space into a true extension of the home can completely change the way a family lives and entertains. For a young couple in Notting Hill with four small children, Germinate Garden Design were asked to rethink their backyard and transform it into something vibrant, fun, and functional. The couple had already renovated […]
August 21, 2025
This outdoor living room turns a garden into a gathering space
Part of a larger renovation of a home in Cape Town, South Africa, this concrete garden pavilion was designed as a place for the homeowners to fully immerse themselves in their outdoor surroundings. Designed by Metropolis Design, the pavilion combines concrete, timber, and textured plaster to form a contemporary yet grounded structure. Inside, multiple seating […]
August 4, 2025
Terraces and Japanese Maples Shape This Zen Backyard
Behind a 1964 townhouse in Berkeley, California, a narrow, sloping backyard has been turned into a peaceful garden retreat. Designed by Mary Barensfeld Architecture, the space now draws on Japanese design principles to turn a tricky elevation into an experience of movement, texture, light, and reflection. At just 23 feet wide and 50 feet deep, […]
July 18, 2025
A Rooftop Garden That Turned a City View into a Private Oasis
High above Chicago’s Lincoln Park, a hidden oasis unfolds atop a residential building, a 3,400-square-foot rooftop retreat that feels more like a yard in the sky than a traditional terrace. Designed by dSPACE Studio, this elevated escape sits above a combined penthouse unit, offering sweeping views, rich plant life, and a mix of tranquil and […]
June 9, 2025
Step Inside This Indoor Garden Dining Plaza Filled With Plants And Pathways
On the 7th floor of Deji Plaza’s in Nanjing, China, X+Living Architecture and Interior Design has created something quietly transformative. Led by designer Li Xiang, the studio turned an ordinary mall dining area into a layered indoor garden that invites people to slow down, breathe deeply, and connect with nature in the heart of the […]
May 28, 2025
A Lush Rooftop Garden 30 Floors Above The City
Perched atop a high-rise in central Melbourne, Australia, Phoenix Rooftop is a private garden created for two professionals moving from the suburbs to the city. The project was designed by BENT Architecture to bring the familiar functions of a backyard, space to move, sit, and eat, into a highly exposed rooftop environment. At 30 storeys, […]
May 19, 2025
11 Outdoor dining areas that will make you want to eat outside every day
Tired of eating indoors when the weather’s perfect outside? Whether you have a small patio, a sprawling backyard, or a cozy balcony, the right outdoor dining setup can completely transform how you relax, entertain, and enjoy your space. From simple modern spaces to resort-style elegance, these stunning ideas will inspire you to take every meal […]
July 25, 2023
A Modern Landscape Was Designed For This Californian Backyard
July 25, 2023 SUBU Design Architecture has shared photos of a landscape design they completed for a home in California. The client asked the designers to create a kitchen garden and an outdoor gathering space for her large family to celebrate birthdays and holidays. One area of the yard was designated as an informal seating […]
May 1, 2023
Stairs With Built-In Planters Lead To The Back Garden At This Home
Lior Brosh of Brosh Architects has shared photos of a recently completed renovation project in Greater London, England, that included new outdoor stairs with built-in planters. The client contacted the architects to renovate the lower ground floor of the house due to severe damp issues and recent flooding that poured into the house from the […]
April 28, 2023
This Park Design Was Inspired By A Volcano And Its Lava Flow
100 Architects has shared photos of one of their latest projects, a stimulating urban park in a newly built commercial and residential area in the port city of Ningbo, the second-most populous city in Zhejiang Province, China. The design of the park, named Magma Flow, was inspired by the flowing lava of a volcano, with […]
June 9, 2021
A Landscape Of Curvaceous Shapes Was Designed For This Park
June 9, 2021 ASPECT Studios has designed the landscaping for The Urban Gallery at Hyperlane in Chengdu, China, which transformed a derelict space used for parking into a community park. The park consists of three key spaces, an urban promenade, a water carpet, and a performance gallery. Terraced seating with curved edges provides a place […]
