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Gethsemane – a prayer garden in Pune, India Source: http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/22470-2/#.VznFB_l95hE AddThis Sharing Buttons What makes a garden what it is? How effectively design a garden so that it can become a space with a purpose? Gardens, or as we love to say Bāghs are always spaces with a purpose. They are meant for certain pre-determined activities to take place; a place for relaxation, a place for children to play, a place for outdoor parties and dinners, a place for solitude, a place for group gatherings, a performance space… the list is never ending. The qualities that truly make up this sense of purpose in any garden begin at the very heart of the design process. The purpose behind the garden is what the designer has at the back of his/her mind from the moment he goes about putting pen to paper. Without this sense of purpose, the garden is at the risk of becoming rather like a river which flows and has abundant water, but never ...

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...