/ by Thomas DeVoss

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greendesigngirl:


Meyers Pediatric Hospital in Florence, Italy

Oh WOW. “The upper atrium features a play area that opens to the green roof to allow the children to remain connected to the outdoors. 47 ‘Pinocchio…

makdreams:

landscapearchitecture:

greendesigngirl:

Meyers Pediatric Hospital in Florence, Italy

Oh WOW. The upper atrium features a play area that opens to the green roof to allow the children to remain connected to the outdoors. 47 ‘Pinocchio Hats’ dot the roof — these are actually solar tubes that feed natural light into the building.”

Check out my Green A Roof, Cool A City post for some good resources on green roofing and photos of Toronto City Hall’s fantastic new green roof addition. 

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