A former coal and steel production plant in Duisburg, Germany, the Meiderich Ironworks left the area around it significantly polluted when it was abandoned in 1985. In 1991, Peter Latz s firm was commissioned to design a public park on the site, but rather than turning the area into a classical garden with beautifying agricultural and forest patterns, Latz embraced the site s industrial past, retaining many of its structures. Today the Landscape Park Duisburg Nord is one of the world s most remarkable examples of dealing with the complex legacy of industry.
In Rust Red, Latz uses...