Urban Greenery

Dec 04

Greening Guangzhou | cleanerairforcities

Dec 03

MAD Architects Unveil Urban Forest Skyscraper For China | Inhabitat

“Inspired by mountainous Chinese landscapes and the traditional villages built their hillsides, MAD Architects has unveiled plans to create a towering vertical Urban Forest. Designed for Chongqing, China, the projects consists of a stacked vertical forest set in the heart of the city, designed to bring more nature and open space in a dense and compact way. MAD Architects is becoming more known for their sustainable designs, and hopefully the green design aspects of this new tower extend beyond the garden spaces on each floor.”

Read and see more at Inhabitat

via abcsoupdot

Nov 28

Vertical Farming in British Columbia

Time Magazine names Valcent’s Vertical Farming Technology one of Top 50 Best Innovations of 2009 — City Farmer News

hannahbanena:

Some really good mexican food was consumed here.

Cool plants

Green Wall in Mexico City, built by verde 360.

via plantsaretakingover: urbanarbolismo

Nov 27

Forwarding Dallas - Hill-Filled Design | Inhabitat

“Fowarding Dallas,” by Portuguese-based architectural firms Atelier Data and Moov, is a hillside-inspired design that consists of a series of peaks and valleys, runs completely on renewable energy, is covered in vegetation, and can even grow its own food. The coolest part? This mixed-use eco-community won’t just a concept – it will actually be constructed in Dallas in 2011”

via 25timesasecond

Nov 25

Submitted by Julia:

Detail of an outdoor living wall installed in Vancouver, Canada, by Green over Grey.

More than 100 species of plants are being used, including many natives to the Pacific Northwest.

See more green wall pictures at greenovergrey.com

Submitted by Julia:

Detail of an outdoor living wall installed in Vancouver, Canada, by Green over Grey.

More than 100 species of plants are being used, including many natives to the Pacific Northwest.

See more green wall pictures at greenovergrey.com