In 2001, architect James Corner won the plan to cap 150 million tonnes of New York rubbish; Freshkills is becoming a 2,315-acre park with restored forests

The Fresh Kills Park project in New York City has brilliantly repurposed a former landfill into a stunning 2,200-acre public park. Initiated through a design competition in 2001, Field Operations was chosen to spearhead this ambitious transformation. With engineered layers securing the waste, new plant life is able to flourish.
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