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Green Roofs - Living Architecture Monitor - Summer 2012 →
Digital Edition
Green Roof Plants - Eco-Roofs Green Roof Systems →
Eco-Roofs’ parent company is Twixwood Nursery with over 40 years of horticulture experience. We came into the green roof business by supplying plants for many of the earliest green roofs. With the Nursery experience and backing we have the ability as well as the knowledge to grown &
Suburbia Transformed 3.0 →
2013 CALL FOR ENTRIES Suburbia Transformed 3.0, One Garden at a Time: EXPLORING THE AESTHETICS OF LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE IN THE AGE OF SUSTAINABILITY AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR BUILT AND VISIONARY (UNBUILT) RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPES IN PROFESSIONAL…
Mason Jar Herb Garden →
A weekend project that’s perfect for the kitchen enthusiast! Fresh Herbs for your kitchen that add flair and deliciousness to your home.
Green Wall Design
A wall with a vertical pattern that could allow a drainage/watering system to be implemented quite easily.
Plants on this wall would have a cooling effect and act as a biofilter.
Potentially if this is an outside wall collected rainwater could easily be transported to water the living wall.
Top 10 Plants for an Indoor Vertical Garden →
No living wall is complete without some knowledge in choosing the best plants for the system.
Living walls and Vertical Gardens - Living Art →
Gaia's Garden
“These gardens represent a new landscape, one that provides for people as well as for the rest of nature. They are places where conscious design has been melded with a respect and understanding of nature’s principles.”
What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
Finding Adventure
"finding adventure" - lauren ashley
Living Roof
“Another—and particularly more innovative—use of vegetation involves the “green” roof (also known as the living roof). Comprised of trees, shrubs, low-growth grasses, and sedums, “green” roofs can cap just about any structure in a community. The vegetation on a “green” roof is drought tolerant, weed resistant, can withstand extreme temperatures, and do not need mowing.
One of the main purposes of a “green” roof is to control stormwater runoff. Rainwater can be collected, filtered, and stored in a cistern. The water is then utilized in irrigation and wash-down systems. Also, drainage systems can help control the amount of stormwater being released into a community’s sewer system.
A “green” roof can also help reduce urban heat island effect, a phenomenon in which a metropolitan area is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. They are also particularly useful in eliminating the risk of salt and other corrosives being introduced to a structure’s roof, improving outdoor air quality since the vegetation can trap dust and absorb carbon dioxide, and increasing biodiversity by creating a habitat for insects, birds, and butterflies
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Living Trees
Candlestick was approached by CLEAR design with an idea to create a light feature that would engage public interest and create a talking point around a major intersection. Through this conversation the tree ridge on Brompton Lodge was brought to life.
The Trees are a semi-permanent, off grid lighting feature to engage a piece of land ear marked for development. The project had a number of challenges, largely due to the site having no power access and no security.
Growing Tree Columns
Orproject just unveiled a beautiful LED installation in New Delhi, India that mimics the growth of trees. Vana is made from geometric patterned pieces that open and close to simulate the growing process. When the pieces open, move and close, the glow from the LEDs shines through, creating a dazzling forest of light.
Land Art Generator Initiative 2014 Design Competition →
Site included and free submission
NATURAL CITY →
AWR Competitions organizes international contests of architecture, interior design, industrial design and urban planning. AWR is pleased to invite designers of all disciplines (architecture, engineering, design) to take part individually or in groups. This site is aimed to encourage young designers to pursue their ideas and show their talent, dealing with a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
Suburbia Transformed 3.0 →
2013 CALL FOR ENTRIES Suburbia Transformed 3.0, One Garden at a Time: EXPLORING THE AESTHETICS OF LANDSCAPE EXPERIENCE IN THE AGE OF SUSTAINABILITY AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR BUILT AND VISIONARY (UNBUILT) RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPES IN PROFESSIONAL…
LIVINGPLACE →
ECCO - International Architecture, Landscape & Design Competition →
The development in nature-protected areas has been always a subject of constant discussion. In one side it is considered to establish limitations to human activities in natural areas in order to preserve the environment, while in the other side it is proposed a development that stimulates education and tourism. The topic for the contest is sustainable design in nature-protected areas
Tim Knowles - Tree Drawings (2006)
Artist’s statement:
“A series of drawings produced using drawing implements attached to the tips of tree branches, the wind’s effects on the tree recorded on paper.
Like signatures each drawing reveals the different qualities and characteristics of each tree.”