October 15, 2011
Faced with the challenge of incorporating a garden in the design of an apartment building on a small plot of land, Mexico City-based architecture firm BNKR Arquitectura had a novel solution: they turned the garden on its side.
By folding … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Vertical Gardens
Tags: green wall, living wall, small gardens, small plot, urban architecture
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January 9, 2010
They paved paradise then put up a…vertical park.
Mexican architect Jorge Hernandez de la Garcia has designed a modular, highly structural and flexible vertical park intended to help reduce pollution and deal with overpopulation issues. The tower utilizes vertically stacked … Read More...
Category: Community Gardens, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Greening, Irrigation, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: green, rainwater harvesting, rainwater reclamation, susatinable, urban architecture, urban gardens, urban greening
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December 11, 2009
A Japanese firm, Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects, have designed a tree house situated on a 323 square foot site for a couple in Osaka .
Their concept is based on sustainable systems. Structural columns intertwine like ivy supporting slabs on … Read More...
Category: Composting, Edible Landscaping, Experiencing, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Irrigation, No-Dig Gardening, Permaculture, Rooftop Gardens, Sky Planters, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: green architecture, solar panels, susatainable architecture, urban architecture, urban gardening, urban gardens, urban greening, wind energy
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