Urban Greenery

May 22

Office building in Japan has aluminum paneled facade with plants growing through
via Green Cast by Kengo Kuma and Associates - Dezeen

Office building in Japan has aluminum paneled facade with plants growing through

via Green Cast by Kengo Kuma and Associates - Dezeen

May 21

[video]

May 20

malformalady:

An art installation of green plants growing on the wall of the building next to the CaixaForum Madrid — a modern art gallery — In Madrid, Spain. The living wall was created by french botanist Patrick Blanc

malformalady:

An art installation of green plants growing on the wall of the building next to the CaixaForum Madrid — a modern art gallery — In Madrid, Spain. The living wall was created by french botanist Patrick Blanc

(via ninaprettyballerina)

May 19

seedstofeedrooftopfarm:

5/13/13 #urbanfarm #roof #Brooklyn #farm

seedstofeedrooftopfarm:

5/13/13 #urbanfarm #roof #Brooklyn #farm

May 18

followitblind:


The High Line



I can’t love the High Line enough

followitblind:

The High Line

I can’t love the High Line enough

(via makdreams)

May 17

House on the outskirts of Brussels with plant-covered wall by French botanical artist Patrick Blanc
via Dezeen

House on the outskirts of Brussels with plant-covered wall by French botanical artist Patrick Blanc

via Dezeen

May 16

[video]

May 15

Evigglade submitted:

Vertical green flowering wall Musee du Quai Branly in Paris
Photo taken by evigglade.blogspot.com

Evigglade submitted:

Vertical green flowering wall Musee du Quai Branly in Paris

Photo taken by evigglade.blogspot.com

(Source: evigglade.blogspot.com)

May 14

A jungle of bushy ferns and sprouting begonias fills the windows of this Barcelona boutique.
via Dezeen

A jungle of bushy ferns and sprouting begonias fills the windows of this Barcelona boutique.

via Dezeen

May 13

‘Breathing Architecture’ Exhibition by WOHA
If they can engineer some plants to thrive in this environment, the benefits to city air quality would be tremendous. 
via ArchDaily

‘Breathing Architecture’ Exhibition by WOHA

If they can engineer some plants to thrive in this environment, the benefits to city air quality would be tremendous. 

via ArchDaily

May 12

highviewcreations submitted:

From a recent tour we took of NYC’s Dept of Parks green-roof test plots on the 5-boro building. 

highviewcreations submitted:

From a recent tour we took of NYC’s Dept of Parks green-roof test plots on the 5-boro building. 

May 11

[video]

May 10

eric submitted:

Just a fun and creative little planter I saw in Brooklyn last night.

eric submitted:

Just a fun and creative little planter I saw in Brooklyn last night.

vleto submitted:
Al-Azhar Park
Cairo, Egypt
Beautiful!  I’ve not seen this park before

vleto submitted:

Al-Azhar Park

Cairo, Egypt

Beautiful!  I’ve not seen this park before

May 09

archiscene:

Porsche’s New U.S. Headquarters and Customer Experience Center by HOK

This can be a smarter move than covering your roof in solar panels. The startup cost is less (more and more state & local government are expiring their solar panel subsidies), and the heating / cooling savings are quite significant. 

archiscene:

Porsche’s New U.S. Headquarters and Customer Experience Center by HOK

This can be a smarter move than covering your roof in solar panels. The startup cost is less (more and more state & local government are expiring their solar panel subsidies), and the heating / cooling savings are quite significant. 

(via acidadebranca)