# Reimagined Petrochemical Field Projects Projet Paysage & Cardin Julien Develop a Civic Landscape By Kalin Ned | Published 2026-05-24 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/civic-landscape References: [projetpaysage](https://projetpaysage.com/en/projects/espace-citoyen-des-confluents) Projet Paysage, in collaboration with architecture firm Cardin Julien, has transformed a [former petrochemical brownfield](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lake-texcoco) in Laval, Canada, into a civic landscape called Espace citoyen des Confluents. This project is noteworthy for integrating a [library, cultural spaces, and municipal services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bibliothque-loctogone) within a 13-acre site crisscrossed with pathways, rest areas, and an active mobility network. The strategic civic landscape project reverses the industrial degradation of the land by recreating natural regeneration processes — a network of permeable pathways, drainage trenches, and interconnected basins captures 100% a network of permeable pathways, drainage trenches, and interconnected basins captures. This volume is slowly directed it through wetlands that foster [wildlife habitats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cf-mller). More than 300 trees across 25 species have been planted alongside spontaneous vegetation that establishes biological corridors. Image Credit: Vincent Brillant ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 7.9/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 77% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Brownfield Civic Regeneration:** New models for funding, governance and mixed-use programming emerge from transforming contaminated industrial sites into publicly accessible civic landscapes. - **Nature-based Remediation Systems:** Ecological engineering practices that combine permeable pathways, drainage networks and constructed wetlands enable scalable approaches to pollution mitigation and habitat restoration. - **Integrated Cultural-municipal Hubs:** Co-locating libraries, cultural venues and municipal services within a single redeveloped site supports hybrid service delivery models and multifunctional public realms. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Urban Planning:** Shifts in land-use priorities toward resilience and public access create demand for planning frameworks that reconcile environmental remediation with community amenities. - **Landscape Architecture:** Design strategies that foreground spontaneous vegetation and biological corridors unlock opportunities for productized green-infrastructure solutions and maintenance landscapes. - **Environmental Remediation:** Advances in passive water management and habitat-centric cleanup methods point to lower-cost, nature-integrated remediation business models. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Eco-Farm Landscape Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxeisland-farm.md) - [Social Sports Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ballers-sports-venue.md) - [Revived Heritage Courtyards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savarin-project.md) - [Interactive Architectural Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-landscape.md) - [Urban Roofscape Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/central-yards.md) - [Plant-Inspired Modern Memorial Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/place-des-montralaises.md) - [Reimagined Civic Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/union-terrace-garden.md) - [Landscaping Border Exploration Proojects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/international-garden-festival.md) - [Parisian Social Housing Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-housing-project.md)