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First look at the 2017 International Garden Festival landscape installations

2017-01-24T18:24:00-05:00

In response to the all-too-familiar “nature-deficit disorder” in society these days, participants in this year's competition had to create inventive “Playsages” that would inspire, if not remind, today's tech-savvy kids — and adults — to spend more time outdoors. Out of 162 proposals from 30 countries, six lucky designers had the winning schemes that will be exhibited during the 2017 International Garden Festival starting June 23.

Here's a glimpse of the winning projects:

↓ LA CHRYSALIDE by landscape architects Gabriel Lacombe & Virginie Roy-Mazoyer

↓ PAYSAGE EUPHONIQUE by MANI

↓ L'ESCALE by Collectif Escargo

HAIKU by architects Francisco A. Garcia Pérez & Alessandra Vignotto

SOUNDCLOUD by Johanna Ballhaus, landscape architect & Helen Wyss, architect

↓ THE WOODSTOCK by Atelier Yok-Yok

More details on Bustler.

More photos from the Reford Gardens 15th International Garden Festival in Quebec

2014-07-28T20:25:00-04:00

If you couldn't get enough photos of the 22 installations at the 15th International Garden Festival in Quebec's Reford Gardens, you're in for a little treat. Established in 2000, the International Garden Festival is one of the biggest events of its kind in the world and it continues to gain recognition...The Gardens will remain open until September 28, 2014.

Find more photos and other details on Bustler.

22 landscape installations now at the 15th International Garden Festival in Quebec’s Reford Gardens

2014-06-30T20:25:00-04:00

Sixty-five international designers created 22 garden installations at the 15th International Garden Festival, which opened this past weekend at the iconic Reford Gardens (aka les Jardins de Métis) in Quebec, Canada. Established in 2000, the event is one of the biggest garden festivals in the world. Located along the edge of the St. Lawrence River, the various installations are a playful reminder about the value of landscape architecture and nature in everyday living.

See more projects on Bustler.