https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2969 en-us A river outside Geneva is restored while a parallel old canal is reimagined as a public promenade.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14273 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14273-a-swiss-river-canal-reimagined A new riverbed was created on the site of the original. Photo © Fabio Chironi The adjacent drained canal has been transformed into a green space inspired by 19th-century British gardens. Photo © Jacques Bethet 1910-Landscape-03.jpg The promenade's bike path, which runs adjacent to the old canal, is heavily utilized by commuters from France who work in Geneva. Photo © Jacques Bethet The old canal and dikes have been repurposed as public gardens, some of which are water gardens. Photo © Jacques Bethet The old canal and dikes have been repurposed as public gardens, some of which are water gardens. Photo © Jacques Bethet The team carved a 200-foot-wide diamond-shaped pattern into the raised silt anticipating the natural erosion to help control the flow and curb flooding. Photo © Fabio Chironi The team carved a 200-foot-wide diamond-shaped pattern into the raised silt anticipating the natural erosion to help control the flow and curb flooding. Photo © Fabio Chironi