One of the largest natural parks in an urban area in Europe evolved from a former artificial basin in Bucharest (HU). Since it was abandoned in 1989, nature has taken over the area without any human intervention, resulting in a […]
4.8 industrial estates and brownfields
4.8 Landschaftspak Duisburg-Nord
The Landscape Park Duisburg Nord is located at the 200-hectare terrain of a former ironworks complex. This urban park has five functions: Neue Natur (protecting flora and fauna), Industrial museum, Volkspark (recreation), Abenteuerspielplatz (large playground) and Kulturforum (places of art […]
4.8 Wander garden, Philip Healthcare
Philips Healthcare in Best has reserved a building site for future company expansions. For the meantime, a butterfly garden was realized at this location. This temporary nature will sooner or later make way for future developments. That this phenomenon is […]
4.8 Natur-Park Schoneberger Südgelände
Nature Park Schöneberger Südgelände is a good example of spontaneous nature on an industrial location. The former railway yard (from 1890) in the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district had been left to nature in anticipation of a new destination since the 1950s. When […]
4.8 Circulair breeding groud De Ceuvel
For a period of ten years, the site of the former shipyards De Ceuvel-Volharding in Amsterdam is home to workplaces, offices, workshops and a café. A winding jetty connects the different units. Under the jetty and between the units, there […]