architecture & urban development

BIOTOPE CITY – DIE GARTENSTADT DES 21. JAHRHUNDERTS

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Amsterdam City Hall roof planted

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Walking with Weeds

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A Wall in the Change of Seasons

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MOSS AGAINST C02

MOSS AGAINST C02 Leora Rosner In the daily surf ‘n’ seek for innovative ways of greening the (barren) urban landscape I happened upon a small company, Groene Gevel Design (Green Gable Design), in Rotterdam. The question, “what could possibly be new in the urban...

architecture & city

BIOTOPE CITY JOURNAL

BIOTOPE CITY – DIE GARTENSTADT DES 21. JAHRHUNDERTS

Amsterdam City Hall roof planted

Walking with Weeds

The Urbanity of Wild Plants

A Wall in the Change of Seasons

MOSS AGAINST C02

EIN BIOTOPE-CITY-QUARTIER FÜR WIEN

IBA WIEN: die Biotope City am Wienerberg erhält IBA-Kandidat-Status

BAUBOTANIK: DER ENTWURF EINER LEBENDEN ARCHITEKTUR

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