As more people are flocking to cities they are becoming more and more built up, buildings are getting taller, more houses being built. But every already existing building and new ones being built is taking up an area of land and elevating it to sky high. This area of land still exists, it has just been raised. Why should we waste this? You climb mountains, to get to the top, to look out over our world, or even get trains and cable cars, to do the same thing. Buildings are the mountains of our city, why don't we use this?
So what can we do with this space? As of recent this idea of roof top gardens and urban agriculture have become increasingly popular. Could some kind of interactive project come of this?
http://www.thegreenroofcentre.co.uk/green_roofs
Examples of intrigue
‘Waldspirale’ in Darmstadt, Germany, by the architect Hundertwasser
Green Peaces new ad campaign
As well as the green roof movement there is also a keen push for rooftops to be painted with white reflective paint, this reflects 90% of sunlight opposed to the 20% that reflected by traditional black roofs.
As well as the green roof movement there is also a keen push for rooftops to be painted with white reflective paint, this reflects 90% of sunlight opposed to the 20% that reflected by traditional black roofs.
Green walls? Living walls?
I am not sure how i feel about them, they look very groomed
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