Kanchanaphisek Park is a park in Chiang Mai along a remnant of the outer city wall. The park is a good model of what a reclaimed waterway can look like. Chiang Mai has numerous waterways that run from the mountain (Doi Suthep) to the Ping River. Unfortunately, most of these have been encroached by urbanisation. […]
Urban Parks
Great Ring of Hanoi: concept for a large linear ring park around Hanoi
[Great Ring of Hanoi (view full size).] The Great Ring of Hanoi is a visionary project and proposal for the creation of a large linear ring park for the Vietnamese capital city, of such dimensions as to be visible even from space (like the great wall of China). It is a project that takes inspiration […]
Gurney Bay: Penang’s new seafront park
Gurney Bay is a seafront park on reclaimed land in Georgetown, Penang. The reclaimed land is off the seafront promenade of Gurney Drive. This coastal road used to be lined with mansions and low-rise villas, and it was referred to as Millionaire’s Row. There was a beach along this stretch of coast, but coastal erosion […]
Tebet Eco Park: A revitalised river park in Jakarta
The Tebet Eco Park is a urban park in Tebet, South Jakarta. The park has an area of 7,3 hectares along a stretch of the Ciliwung River. The park was previously known as Tebet Park, and in 2019 it was announced that the park would undergo a revitalisation. The park reopened on April 23, 2022. […]
Sumenep Promenade: A canal park in Central Jakarta
Sumenep Promenade is a park in Menteng, Central Jakarta. The park is on either side of a canal that receives waste water and surface runoff. The park was previously known as Taman Lawang, and it had a reputation as a hangout for “waria” and homeless at night. The park was revamped in 2020 and named […]
Chao Phraya Sky Park: Bangkok’s pedestrian garden bridge across the Chao Phraya River
There has never been a lack of ambitious civil projects in Bangkok. Often done in an effort to add beauty and/or efficiency to a stagnant area or system, they are usually opened with great fanfare and lots of smiling officials, and then quietly left to die an ignoble death once the hype dies down. Famous […]
