West 8 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture

The construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is rapidly developing, showing the landscaping initially designed by West 8.

On the 7th of March, West 8 hosted the annual meet-up of the Dutch Association for Garden and Landscape Architecture (NVTL). During this meeting, chairman Ben Kuipers appointed Adriaan Geuze as extraordinary member of the association.

On the 21st February, West 8 was announced as member of the design team for Space Conquerors Memorial Park, in Saratov, Russia. 

Members of West 8's team frequently present lectures and talks on a variety of occasions. We enjoy sharing knowledge and engaging in discussions about our profession. Click here for an overview of opportunities to attend in Spring of 2020.

On the 3rd of Feburary, West 8 together with Studio 44 was announced as one of the eight finalists for the first phase of the Tuchkov Buyan park competition. 

This weekend a monumental addition was installed to the construction of the bridge over Oirschot's Wilhelmina Canal in the Netherlands.

The city council of Venlo voted in favour of a new vision for the Kazernekwartier (Kazerne Quarter) in Venlo, the Netherlands, designed by West 8.

Drexel Square has received a Pinnacle Award of Excellence winner in the category of Public Landscape/Parks/Memorials by the Natural Stone Institute of America. The award was announced at the Awards Ceremony on January 28th.

In honour of the completion of the Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden, a free community celebration was held in Houston's new botanical garden on the 26th of January.

The Groningen National Program has commissioned West 8 as lead consultant for an extensive community outreach program titled ‘Toukomst’ in the north of the Netherlands. €100 million has been made available for the development and execution of ideas from local residents that will strengthen the vitality, economy and quality of life in the Groningen province.

West 8, together with 18 other world leading figures and design teams, participated in the 8th edition of UABB in an installation called ‘Future City Matrix’ curated by POSITION.

Paradijshof won silver in the public vote. Our congratulations go to Mei Architecten and Heijmans on winning both the jury and public prize for Fenix I - the new home of the West 8 Rotterdam studio.

West 8 Rotterdam has relocated to a spectacular new studio space in Fenixloods I, Rijnhaven.

Drexel Square has received an Editors Pick for the Landscape category from the Architects Newspaper’s Best of Design awards (2019).

Madrid Rio has won the prize for Great Scale Character from the third edition of the Albert Serratosa City and Territory award presented by the College of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports (CICCP) in Zaragoza, Spain.

The exhibition Landscape as Cult. A changing view on our nature shows a selection of drawings and models from the 2,3km Groene Loper (Green Carpet) in Maastricht, the public space on top of the A2 double motorway tunnel.

Consortium NOVAYA Zemlya was announced as the winner of the two stage Open International Competition for the Development of a Master Plan for the Derbent Urban District. West 8 was acting as a landscape consultant in the multidisciplinary consortium.

Both Tushino Embankment and Tverskaya Zastava Square projects were awarded the Gold Diploma of the X Russian National Award for Landscape Architecture.

The Mies van der Rohe Award retrospective shows Borneo Sporenburg and Madrid Rio and is on display until 12th January at Museu Marítim de Barcelona, Drassanes.

The 10th edition of the Rotterdam Architecture Prize (RAP) will be presented in the Rotterdam City Hall on Wednesday 18 December. Paradijshof in Nieuw Crooswijk has been shortlisted for the award.