How to Transform an Old Military Area into a Peaceful Park
How to Transform an Old Military Area into a Peaceful Park Article by Irmak Bilir. http://landarchs.com/can-this-winning-design-revive-urban-connections/ Green Road, a peaceful park by REDscape Landscape & Urbanism , Province of Utrecht, the Netherlands. Nobody would deny that no matter the results of a battle, a military area can be depressing. One of the best ways to transform such a site is to turn it into a park. But not an ordinary park — a park that shares its history with its visitors. Green Road does exactly that, in a project designed by REDscape, led by landscape architect Patrick Mc Cabe. A Breif History of Green Road Green Road is a large military area in the Province of Utrecht, the Netherlands, which has housed a former defensive trench and bunker system since 1918 . The area was a defender of the River Lek for invasion from the east, and it was built for this purpose. It has forts, works, and a wide of variety of bu...