London’s Olympic Park features ecologically-based design approach
Olympic Park in London Though the 2012 Olympic Games have come to a close, the landscape of London’s East End has been dramatically transformed for the long-term utilizing a ecologically-based design...
View ArticleFarther Afield: Returning Pinehurst Golf Course to Nature
Nestled amongst the sand hills of North Carolina’s Piedmont region, the Pinehurst Resort’s Golf Course has done much to reduce its impact on local water infrastructure. Prior to the restoration, there...
View ArticleFrom Behind the Mounds: Walking the Line
The Freshkills Park development team on a tour of the High Line During a clear and comfortable late July morning, the staff of Freshkills Park was given a behind-the-scenes tour of one of Manhattan’s...
View ArticleFarther Afield: Gazing Globes at Madison Square Park
If you haven’t yet visited Paula Hayes’ Gazing Globes at Madison Square Park, I highly recommend a trip to 25th street around dusk before the exhibition closes on April 19th. Hayes’ first public art...
View ArticleCapturing Change: Interview with Mariel Villeré
Just as the sun is beginning to think about setting, Mariel Villeré meets with small groups of photographers in a parking lot outside of the Freshkills Park site. As the park’s Manager for Programs,...
View ArticleWinter Panorama
This snowy panoramic view was taken this morning from the top of North Mound. Click on the image for a bigger version. The post Winter Panorama appeared first on Freshkills Park Alliance.
View ArticlePhotos from Discovery Day at Freshkills Park
It’s so inspiring to see how people are photographing Freshkills Park. That’s why there’s the new Fresh Look: Freshkills Park Photo Contest, inviting people to share their images of the unique...
View ArticleBurle Marx and Re-imagining What Parks Can Be
Installation view of the exhibition. The Jewish Museum, NY. Photograph by David Heald. On view at The Jewish Museum, NY, is the first US retrospective of the seminal landscape architect Roberto Burle...
View Article“A Fresh Look” Photo Contest Winners Announced
This week, the Staten Island Advance announced the winners of “A Fresh Look,” the contest that invited people to submit their landscape photographs of Freshkills Park at the professional, amateur, and...
View Article“Landscape in Motion” Photography Exhibition to Open in September
“Freshkills Park: Landscape in Motion” will open to the public this September. Installed at the Staten Island Arts Culture Lounge in the St. George Ferry Terminal, “Landscape in Motion” will be the...
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