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The people of Aberdeen, Scotland have voted in favor of the £140m Aberdeen City Garden redevelopment proposal designed by the New York-based practice Diller, Scofidio & Renfro (DS+R), in collaboration with local architects Keppie Design and Philadelphia landscape architects OLIN.
DS+R plans to redevelop the nineteenth-century Union Terrace Gardens with a Granite Web that intends to “fuse nature and culture into a vital social network at the heart of the city” with an “elastic web of three-dimensional interconnections” that spans across the six-hectare site. Continue reading for more information.
The referendum revealed a competitive turn-out, as 41,175 citizens of Aberdeen voted to preserve the existing gardens and 45,301 voted to move forward with the City Garden redevelopment.
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According to the BDOnline report, Charles Renfro stated: “We are thrilled that the public have come out in favour of the City Garden Project, albeit by a small majority.”
“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to bring a new pulse to the heart of Aberdeen through year-round activities and groundbreaking design. We look forward to continuing our work with the citizens of Aberdeen as we fine tune the design and deliver a project for all Aberdeen to use and enjoy.”
The next step will require the DS+R team to create detailed plans before submitting a planning application later this year. The project is planned to be completed in 2016.
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Read our previous coverage on the project for more information on the proposed design at Diller Scofidio + Renfro selected to transform the center of Aberdeen.
Reference: BDOnline, BBC, Diller, Scofidio & Renfro