The transformation of what was formerly the world’s largest landfill into a productive and beautiful cultural destination demonstrates howlandscape architecture can restore balance to the land. With the help of advanced landfill gas collection infrastructure throughout the area, methane is actively harvested from the decomposing waste, providing enough gas to heat 22,000 homes. Demonstrating the role of wetland buffers in battling rising waters, Fresh Kills absorbed a critical part of the storm surge duringHurricane Sandy. The site is large enough to support many sports and programs that are unusual in the city, including activities and features such as horseback riding, mountain biking, nature trails, kayaking, and large-scale public art.
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The integration of topography, hydrology, and campus life brings Alumnae Valley back into harmony with its surroundings.Īs seen in Groundswell, Constructing the Contemporary Landscape, MOMA, 2005 Reclamation: Wetlands from Wastelandįresh Kills Park in Staten Island, NY Designer: James Corner Operationsįresh Kills Landfill has become a model for landfill reclamation around the world, having been transformed into a vast green space full of wildlife. The mounds along the paths mimic the original sculpting of the land while storing remediated soil. The site was originally shaped by Ice Age glaciers. Managing the corrupted soil involved several strategies: removing the most toxic soil, capping and collecting the mildly contaminated soil, and then finding a way to reuse it as part of the landscape. Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates worked with Wellesley College to revitalize the toxic brownfield of Alumnae Valley, an area which previously hosted the college’s power plant, industrialized natural gas pumping stations, and a 175-space parking lot.
Photo © MIT Remediation: Brownfield into GreenfieldĪlumnae Valley, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates After years of public advocacy, it has been resurrected as a park that’s become one of the city’s most popular destinations.The park’s attractions include naturalized plantings that are inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew on the disused tracks, unexpected views of the city and the Hudson River, and cultural attractions that are thoughtfully integrated into the architecture and plant life. The project cost substantially less that it would have been to wholly demolish and redevelop the area, and further serves as a precedent for adaptive reuse. The High Line is a one mile stretch of abandoned elevated railroad on New York’s West Side, which was under threat of demolition. The High Line in New York City Designer: James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Ouldorf Photo by The High Line Reuse: Abandoned Transportation Infrastructure The aim was to change the industrial landscape with minimal intervention, recycling and visually renewing decaying architectural objects into poetic places that pay homage to the site’s past. The transformed site creatively repurposes existing structures, and throws in number of amenities that promote recreation and community, including a deep diving pool, a rock climbing wall, picnicking areas, hiking trails, and multiple performance spaces-all woven together to create tapestry of memorable places. Rather than looking at the site’s disturbed and complex conditions as nuisances that should be erased or camouflaged, they worked carefully to mine them for their creative potential. Working on a 570-acre site of a former steel plant, Latz + Partners’s goal approached their reuse and reclamation project with optimism. Landscape Park Duisburg Nord in Duisburg, Germany Designer: Latz + Partners Duisburg-Nord Industrial Landscape Park ©DZT/Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord GmbH (Mark Wohlrab) Reuse & Reclamation: Post-Industrial Factory Landscape
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