News

06 Feb 2023

A Masterplan for Pirotan Island

 West 8 and its partner SPECTRUM Techno Consultants Pvt Ltd will develop a masterplan to transform Pirotan Island into an ecologically... more
31 Jan 2023

Paysandú Waterfront masterplan featured in El País

 As visionaries within the field of transformative waterfronts, West 8 has been leading and integrating the landscape and public space... more
21 Dec 2022

A new vision for Paysandú Waterfront

 Stretching 10km across the Uruguay River, the masterplan coexists with the flooding condition, unlocks and envisions the future development... more
01 Dec 2022

West 8’s contributions to the 10th edition of the IABR: IT’S ABOUT TIME

 Through reflections, debates and presentations, the broad scope of West 8’s work and impact – past and present – was on full display.... more
23 Nov 2022

West 8 opens new Philadelphia Studio!

 Located on the banks of the Schuylkill River, adjacent from 30th Street Station – Drexel Square, the new location delivers the space... more
31 Oct 2022

The Design of the new Brno station has begun

 Benthem Crouwel Architects + West 8 urban design and landscape architecture will jointly elaborate the design for the new multimodal hub of... more
28 Oct 2022

West 8 wins at Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel Awards

 As well as honouring legacy projects of the iconic waterfront, the bi-annual awards were created to celebrate and recognize design... more
11 Oct 2022

‘t Zoet, a future perspective for Breda!

 West 8 are proud to share the future perspective for ‘t Zoet: a uniquely lively district on the Mark as part of the city centre of... more
31 Aug 2022

Adriaan Geuze announced as winner of 2022 IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award

 The IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award is the highest honour that the International Federation of Landscape Architects can bestow upon a... more
13 Jul 2022

A New Garden for Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem

 West 8 has been selected by Frans Hals Museum to reimagine the historic 17th-century courtyard as a meeting place for young and old, museum... more
22 Jun 2022

Winners announced: West 8 to transform former Race course!

 The 26 jury members unanimously chose West 8 as the most compelling proposal for the reimagining of the 30-hectare site. The final designs... more
13 Jun 2022

West 8 selected to design Central Park of Madrid!

 A winning combination of design, sustainability and innovation, the proposal creates a large urban forest whose identity is linked with the... more
15 Dec 2021

Topos curated by West 8: Infrastructures.

 West 8 were selected to create the first-ever curated edition of topos magazine! Entitled ‘infrastructures’, the collection brings... more
04 Oct 2021

West 8, Building the Resilient City at SBAU2021

 West 8 is exhibiting in the third edition of the Seoul Biennale Of Architecture And Urbanism 2021 , entitled “CROSSROADS Building... more
27 Jul 2021

Hollandse Waterlinies op UNESCO Werelderfgoedlijst.

 After years of nominations, Unesco has today placed the Dutch WaterLines on the World Heritage List! One of the great crowd-pleasers of the... more
22 Jul 2021

Benthem Crouwel + West 8 win the international competition for the new Brno railway station

 Together, these Dutch firms are known for the acclaimed Rotterdam Central station. The team was selected out of 46 applications, with... more
13 Jul 2021

City approves West 8’s plan for Universiteitskwartier in Amsterdam!

 Plans for new beating heart for the UvA are approved. West 8’s vision focuses on adapting, restoring and renovating historic... more
02 Jul 2021

West 8 exhibiting at IABR – Down to Earth: The High Ground exhibition.

 West 8 collaborated with IABR-Ateliers to complete a research project and exhibition on water safety and urban... more
26 May 2021

Houston Botanic Garden featured in both EBONY and Rice University magazines!

 We are delighted to see the story of Houston Botanic Garden featured in Houston’s Rice University magazine.... more
14 May 2021

West 8 featured in Metropolitan Forest exhibition in Parque de El Retiro, Madrid

 ommissioned by the city of Madrid, the Metropolitan Forest competition involved strategic plans for the deployment of green infrastructure... more