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Hall’s Island wins Community Impact Award at ReScape

The 330acre restoration project at Halls Island which was part of Minneapolis RIVERFIRST program won the Community Impact Award at Minnesota Brownfields ReScape Awards last week.   Minnesota Brownfields celebrates projects which demonstrate innovation, collaboration, and exemplary results in revitalizing formerly contaminated land. Hall’s Island was a finalist for 2 awards, Community Impact Award as well as Environmental Impact Award.   Watch the restoration video here....

TLS +SOM selected as 1 of the 12 teams to submit proposals to design China’s new administrative capital in Xiong’an

TLS teamed up with SOM to present its design proposal for the boot area in China's new administrative capital in Xiong'an. The team was selected as one of the 12 design teams earlier this year after President Xi Jinping's announced to develop a new city in the Hebei province to move non-capital functions away from Beijing in April 2017. The vision and masterplan document was released at the same time and states "The establishment of Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province is a significant decision and arrangement by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core to push forward the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei," .   All 12 teams present their proposal to the jury this week.  ...

Common Ground’s Vision presented to Governor Brown as part of successful projects from RBD challenge

Gov. Jerry Brown convened leaders from around the world in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit held from September 12-14 2018.  Bay Area Council members were major supporters and participants in the historic gathering. Bay Area Council's  work with the Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge also was featured at the Summit and highlighted some of the innovative projects ; including Common Ground's Grand Bayway;  being developed to increase the region’s resilience to rising seas. Watch Project Video  ...

Featured in SF Chronicle : TLS team “Common Ground” vision moves forward

[gallery columns="5" ids="53910"] The Common Ground Team led by TLS Landscape Architecture presented a vision for a “Grand Bayway” at the Resilient by Design Challenge in San Francisco, earlier this year on May 17th. The proposal looks at a resilient future for flood-threatened and congested State Route 37 connecting the northern edge of San Francisco Bay as well as adjacent tidal complexes and restored marshes. The result would be a new Ecological Central Park larger than San Francisco.The Project now is preparing to move ahead and scoping the next steps with support form regional government agencies and SR37 Policy Committee. Read the complete article here: SF Chronicle Watch Project Video  ...

TLS team “Common Ground” reveals The Grand Bayway for Resilient by Design Challenge

[gallery columns="5" ids="53814,53810,53811,53812,53813"] The Common Ground Team led by TLS Landscape Architecture presented a vision for a “Grand Bayway” at the Resilient by Design Challenge in San Francisco, on May 17th. The proposal looks at a resilient future for flood-threatened and congested State Route 37 connecting the northern edge of San Francisco Bay as well as adjacent tidal complexes and restored marshes. The result would be a new Ecological Central Park larger than San Francisco.   "This smart project is a good example of an ambitious but a fundamental initiative. We encourage the Bay Area communities to take this proposal very seriously and collaborate with this transformative effort. We believe that the Grand Bayway project should be a concrete example of resilient by design for the world.”...

Boulder Civic Area Phase One Construction Complete

[gallery ids="53742,53748,53747,53745"] Boulder Parks and Recreation celebrated the opening of Civic Area Park's Phase One of construction - the “park at the core” enhancements to Central Park on May 6 2018 with the residents of Boulder. Boulder’s Civic Area, designed by TLS will be the heart of Boulder with nature at its core, flanked by bookends of civic, cultural, and commercial buildings that are alive with activity, collaboration, and innovation at the east and west. It will be a place for everyone – a lively and distinct destination that reflects our community’s values, where people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds, and incomes feel welcome to recreate, socialize, deliberate, learn, and access city services. Read More...

TLS Wins Sanlin Bund Ecological Park International Competition, Shanghai

The City of Shanghai has announced TLS Landscape Architecture, Berkeley, California as the winner of an international competition for the Sanlin Bund Ecological Park in Shanghai, Pudong. This new 241 hectare urban park is part of a key civic initiative encircling the city to create major “Green Lungs” and combat the effects of global warming in a city of 24 million with exploding urban density. The park is about "working the land" and is energized by weaving together diverse strands of Sanlin culture - symbolized by the local " Dragon Lion Dance".   More Details: https://tlslandarch.com/portfolio_page/shanghai-sanlin-eco-valley/ Related Article:https://www.designboom.com/architecture/tls-landscape-architecture-sanlin-bund-ecological-park-competition-shanghai-09-08-2017/?utm_content=buffer7cbb6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer  ...

Tom Leader Interview with ArchiDogs

Tom Leader interviewed by ArchiDogs, discussing Lion Mountain Park, the importance of natural systems, and how backpacking drew him into the field....