rooftop garden (via Lolitas blog)
roof garden
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Secret Garden | Olson Kundig Architects | Via
Olson Kundig Architects worked closely with their client, Shinsegae, to create Secret Garden, a rooftop playground and cultural center for families. Situated on the ninth floor terrace of a twelve-story department store in Uijeongbu, South Korea, this 20,000 square foot active play area and lush garden is an oasis of trees, plants and flowers composed exclusively of native species and includes a sculptural installation by artist Do-Ho Suh.
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Fort St Jean
In Lyon, Fort St Jean hangs above a rocky outcrop on the left bank of the Saône river. The project, which accommodates the new school of public treasury, asserts the site’s great quality with very simple principles : “Landscape buildings” slip into the fortifications repeating the vocabulary of terraces, walls and glacis.
by In Situ
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Click through for an interesting article on small space gardening. via mockgardens
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Seeing Cities as the Environmental Solution, Not the Problem
This article is the first in a series of posts that explain the NRDC’s agenda for sustainable communities. Kaid Benfield reframes cities as opportunities to improve the planet.
As it turns out, compact living – in communities of streets, homes, shops, workplaces, schools and the like assembled at a walkable scale – not only helps to save the landscape; it also reduces pollution and consumption of resources. We don’t drive as far or as often; we share infrastructure.
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Roof Gardens before roof gardens became trendy, Chongqing, 2004, by Neville Mars.
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Churchyard of St John Zachary, Gresham Street, The Square Mile, London
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(via thedesignermarks)