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Medusa Group designs timber-clad school with herb garden roof

March 15, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Akademeia High School by Medusa Group Architekci in Warsaw

Medusa Group has designed Akademeia High School in Warsaw with a large central courtyard surrounded by stepped seating that leads to a herb garden roof. Designed as an alternative to traditional schools, Akademeia High School has a system of flexible rooms that create an “educational ecosystem” of “ambiguous, multifunctional and inspiring spaces”. “Changes in the

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Undulating rooftop farm terraces will top food market designed by MVRDV for Taiwan

March 8, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market by MVRDV

MVRDV has broken ground on the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan, which will be topped by a terraced green roof for farming. The giant wholesale and auction market, under construction in the foothills of east Tainan, was commissioned by Tainan City Government Agriculture Bureau to create a food supply hub for the district. MVRDV

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Stefano Boeri designs Tirana Vertical Forest in Albanian capital

March 1, 2019 India Block 0
Tirana Veritical Forest Albania by Stefano Boeri

Italian architect Stefano Boeri has designed a vertical forest tower for Tirana, Albania, which will be planted with colourful and scented flowers and herbs. Named the Tirana Vertical Forest, the tower with a glass facade punctuated with fragrant planted balconies, will be one of Stefano Boeri Architetti’s signature vertical forest towers. Vertical forests are buildings that are

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Studio Fuksas reveals plans for “vertical park” on Monaco waterfront

February 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Visual of Studio Fuksas' new building for Fontvieille waterfront

Studio Fuksas has unveiled plans for a stepped office and commercial building covered in plant-filled terraces, on the waterfront in Monaco. Referred to by Studio Fuksas as “a vertical park”, the scheme will be built on the site of a shopping centre in the south of the city, and will stand alongside a cable car station being designed by Shigeru

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Interiors That Use Plants As Part Of The Palette

February 5, 2019 HD Staff 0

We all love to have a little house plant dotted here and there, to breathe a bit of life into the home and connect us with nature even when we’re spending time tucked away indoors. However, our little foliaged friends are often an afterthought when it comes to planning out our decor. The designers of […]

Dutch pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 will use plant tower to create its own microclimate

January 8, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Dutch Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020

A “closed-loop climate system” centred around a tower of plants will feature in the Netherlands’ pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. The Dutch pavilion is being created by Architects Expomobilia, V8 Architects, Kossmann Dejong and Witteveen+Bos in the expo’s sustainability district. At the centre of the building will be a huge cone-shaped structure covered in concentric rings of

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Dutch pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 will use plant tower to create its own microclimate

January 8, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Dutch Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020

A “closed-loop climate system” centred around a tower of plants will feature in the Netherlands’ pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. The Dutch pavilion is being created by Architects Expomobilia, V8 Architects, Kossmann Dejong and Witteveen+Bos in the expo’s sustainability district. At the centre of the building will be a huge cone-shaped structure covered in concentric rings of

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Planter Box House by Formzero is a concrete home covered in edible plants

December 22, 2018 Jon Astbury 0
Planter Box House in Kuala Lumpur by Formzero

Large concrete boxes filled with edible plants form the facade of this house in Kuala Lumpur by locally based studio Formzero. Planter Box House is a three-storey house that celebrates sustainable living and self-sufficiency. Designed by Formzero for a retired couple who grow their own foods, the house provides planting space for more than 40 types of edible

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