Garden City: Supergreen Buildings, Urban Skyscapes and the New Planted Space
By Anna Yudina.
Description
A spectacular global survey of some of the world’s most inventive buildings―increasingly relevant in the face of climate change―which bring architecture and horticulture into a sustainable wholeHow can our urban jungles be transformed into skyscraper forests that help our cities provide new forms of sustenance, from urban farms to breathing buildings?The topic is increasingly in the public eye, and the answer is already cropping up on our streets. Garden City captures the growing global movement among contemporary architects for biodesigning buildings that are less structure and fa&cc...
ISBN(s)
0500343268, 9780500343265
