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Fahrrad und Fußgängerbrücke Heidelberg in Deutschland

Durbach Block Architects: The brick pit is the last tangible evidence of a vast working industry at Homebush Bay. It is archetypal and primitive, raw, stripped and modified. The brick pit is first a place of extraordinary human endeavor, arrested. It is a portrait of land disturbance through use. Equally it is a place of adaptation, as an unviable industry is replaced by new sustainable technologies and a refuge for the rare and endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog. An aerial walkway and outdoor exhibition, twenty metres above the brick pit floor, the Ring Walk gives the brick pit a genuine urban connection and presence within Sydney Olympic Park. A simple ordering device, the ring walk facilitates both access and interpretation to the brick pit, while fully recognizing its extremely fragile habitat. The pure form and consistent level of the ring registers the shifting sides and depth.

Lakeside Garden is a 53-hecare site that looks to restore the landscape heritage of the freshwater swamp forest as a canvas for recreation and community activities. The development is envisioned to be a “people’s garden” accessible to all segments of the community and is a conscious effort to bring back the nature that was once unique to the area.