Tierra Design

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Tierra Design is a design studio headquartered in Singapore. The firm's main focus is landscape architecture.

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Its sister company, known as Tierra Design Studio, specialises in architecture and interior architecture.

History

Tierra Design was founded by Martin Palleros (Argentina), Natalie Gunewardene (Sri Lanka) and was joined by Franklin Po in 1995. Po, the firm's principal registered architect and accredited landscape architect, has led the practice since 2001. Po holds a master's degree in Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles and also a Bachelor in Biology from UC Irvine. [1]

Landscape architectural projects

Tierra has completed many landscape design projects around the world.

Completed in 2007, Changi Airport Terminal 3 interior landscape is one of the best known projects of Tierra, [2] and has been featured in several architecture magazines. [3] The green tapestry in this project is 14 meters high and 300 meters long. [4] The project won an Honor Award from American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). [5]

In 2008, Tierra Design planned the landscaping for Banyan Tree hotel in Lijiang China, a 900-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site. [6]

At 158 Cecil Street, Singapore, in 2011, a seven-stories high indoor "green wall" vertical garden was designed. [7] [8] This work received several awards, including Skyrise Greenery Awards First Prize in 2011, and World Best Vertical Garden Design Gold Award in 2012. [9]

Awards

References

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  1. ↑ Sheralyn Tay (August 2011). "Pursuit for Green Visionaries. Interview with Principal Architect, Franklin Po". Pursuit, p. 181.
  2. ↑ Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3, Greenwall | Skyrise Greenery
  3. 1 2 "2009 Professional Awards". American Society of Landscape Architects. 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Projects – Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 Greenwall". Greenroofs.com. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Changi Airport Terminal 3 Interior Landscape, Singapore". American Society of Landscape Architects. 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tierra Design – Banyan Tree – LiJiang". Arcprospect.org. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "A Challenging Green Initiative in the CBD ". (2011). Landscape Forum, p. 17, Issue 6.
  8. ↑ An Unexpected Hanging-Garden | Singapore | AgFacadesign & Tierra Design " World Landscape Architecture – landscape architecture webzine
  9. 1 2 "2011 Winners". Skyrise Greenery. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "BCA CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2013" (PDF). p. 38.
  11. ↑ "FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Awards – FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Awards". Fiabciprix.com. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects". Sila.org.sg. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Shortlist 2012 – WAF Landscape Projects – World Architecture Festival – Singapore 2–4 October 2013". World Architecture Festival. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  14. 1 2 President*s Design Award Singapore 2014 – STATE THEATRE CENTRE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
  15. ↑ "Lincoln Modern Apartments, Singapore". Architecture.com. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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