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Mill Valley Cabins, Mill Valley, Calif.

Outdoor Spaces/Merit

Twin studios finesse a challenging site.

 
 
 

Green Outdoors

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The Sustainable Sites Initiative Looks at the Possibilities of Creating Restorative Landscapes

The Sustainable Sites Initiative elevates the importance of landscape.


environmental regulations made permeable landscaping a requirement for this 2-acre parcel, on oyster harbors overlooking west bay in osterville, mass. stephen stimson associates landscape architects designed a driveway with a grassy median and dry-laid bricks in a deep, drainable construction base.

Hold the Hardscape

A thoughtfully designed house may enhance the landscape at large, but the act of constructing it wreaks terrible havoc on the soil.


 
 
 

Outdoor Award Winners

2010 Out Spaces' Awards2010 Grand Award - Play Yard at the Winter Residence, Tucson, Ariz. Entrant/Architect/Landscape designer:Ibarra Rosano Design Architects, Tucson, Ariz.; Builder: Repp Design + Construction, Tucson A garden wall keeps young ones in and desert critters out, while a slatted steel cube offers shelter from the sun.

Play Yard at the Winter Residence, Tucson, Ariz.

Reconciling the needs of small children with those of their parents can pose a...

Dominey Pavilion, Decatur, Ga.

Merit Award: Outdoor Spaces

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O'Brien Pool Pavilion, Greenwich, Conn.

Combining a roofed shelter and a trellised seating area, this pool pavilion draws on...

 
 
 

Outdoor Indulgences

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