CONTENTS AGRICULTURE, TEXTURE, AND THE UNFINISHED 7 James Corner INTRODUCTION 11 Michel Desvigne LANDFORMS 15 The Natural Infrastructures of Cities BIESBOSCH STAD, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 2005 21 VAR PLAIN, NICE, FRANCE, 2006-2007 27 LOWER LEA VALLEY, LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, 2004 32 BURGOS, SPAIN, 2006-2011 33 TERRITORIES AND SHAPES OF TIME 35 Urban Transformations and Landscapes in Counterpoint LYON CONFLUENCE, LYON, FRANCE, 2000-2005 41 THE RIGHT BANK OF BORDEAUX, BORDEAUX, FRANCE, 2000-2004 49 MILLENNIUM PARK, GREENWICH, LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, 1997-2000 58 MARIANNE PARK, MONTPELLIER, FRANCE, 1998-2002 59 LANDSCAPES BEHIND THE SCENES 61 A Link between Landscape and Urban Sprawl ISSOUDUN DISTRICT, ISSOUDUN, FRANCE, 2005 67 CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE, 2006-2008 77 TGV STATION, AVIGNON, FRANCE, 1994-2002 86 LATHEOLS PARK, ISSOUDUN, FRANCE, 1993-1994 87 URBAN FIELDS 89 The Meaning of a Park in the City SUMMER PARK, GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK, USA, 2007 95 CITE NATURE, ARRAS, FRANCE, 2001 -2005 106 EXTENSION OF SCULPTURE PARK, MIDDELHEIM, ANTWERP, BELGIUM, 1998-2000 107 An Interlocking and Reverberating System DALLAS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, DALLAS, USA, 2004-2009 115 RECONVERSION OF SEGUIN ISLAND, BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FRANCE, 2000-2007 125 RECONVERSION OF THE OLD PORT OF EILANDJE, ANTWERP, BELGIUM, 2001 -2004 132 KATTENDIJKDOK, ANTWERP, BELGIUM, 2006-2008 132 AUBERVILLIERS CAMPUS, AUBERVILLIERS, FRANCE, 2006-2007 133 ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS, 2000-2005 134 VEGETATION AS SETTING 137 Living Environment in Miniature MINISTRY OF CULTURE, PARIS, FRANCE, 2001 -2004 143 CENTRAL MUSEUM, UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, 1998-2000 148 RUE DE MEAUX, PARIS, FRANCE, 1989-1992 149 A LANDSCAPE DEFERRED 151 GillesA. Tiberghien WALKER ART CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, USA, 2002-2005 159 KEIO UNIVERSITY, TOKYO, JAPAN, 2004-2005 171 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS 176 MODELS 178 KALEIDOSCOPE 181 Landscapes in DeveJopment Project Credits 195 List of Staff 198 Illustration Credits 199