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This is really awesome! The world is changing in front of our eyes and I wish newspapers would give this sort of positive informations everyday! This is the kind of news we need to know about!!! Article by: archiCentral
Foster + Partners has revealed its designs for a 71-hectare teaching and medical facility in Mexico City upon notice of their appointment to the project. Campus Biometropolis masterplan in the south of the city will integrate care facilities with high tech teaching spaces, research institutions and laboratories and feature a vital new nature reserve showcasing the Pedregal lava fields as a highlight of the design. I’m pleased to announce the launch of the website of the Living Roofs association. By the British Ecological Society Bumblebee experts have discovered a way of breeding the Short-haired Bumblebee in captivity, removing the last major hurdle for its successful reintroduction to the UK. Announcing the news at the British Ecological Society’s “Gardening for wildlife” event at the British Science Festival today [Monday 7th September], Dr Nikki Gammans will reveal that the secret of successful captive breeding of the Short-haired Bumblebee — declared extinct in the UK in 2000 — lies in what you feed a very fussy eater. Another article from the inspiring and amazing Dusty Gedge! http://dustygedge.co.uk/roadblog/2009/09/habitat-walls-sand-walls-and-green-roofs/ By Sandy Bauers Inquirer Staff Writer Philadelphia has announced a $1.6 billion plan to transform the city over the next 20 years by embracing its storm water – instead of hustling it down sewers and into rivers as fast as possible. The proposal, which several experts called the nation’s most ambitious, reimagines the city as an oasis of rain gardens, green roofs, thousands of additional trees, porous pavement, and more. All would act as sponges to absorb – or at least stall – the billions of gallons of rainwater that overwhelm the city sewer system every year. Continue reading Breaking ground with a $1.6 billion plan to tame water From Ecogizmo You only have to watch a TV show in which the camera flies over any major city to realize the numbers of ugly, stark, gray, flat roofs that occupy millions of square feet but contribute nothing to the environment. It’s almost an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude we have with these unoccupied spaces. But what if we could turn these wasted environments into something beneficial to the environment, while at the same time beautifying the tops of our tall buildings and skyscrapers? Terragrams is a podcast series disseminating discussions about the landscape. As our societal conscience and appreciation of the landscape heightens, Terragrams provides a wide portal into landscape architecture and the lives and thoughts of the professionals who shape it. The project aims at capturing, distributing and archiving these voices. It is an easily accessible, open audio digital archive aimed at collecting first-hand, face-to-face conversations between and about people in and around the field. Future guests include Alexander Reford, Stephan Rotzler, Matthew Urbanski, Marc Trieb, Claude Cormier, Gabriele Kiefer, Ken Smith, Maria Goula and Dan Kiley. To subcribe to the Podcast: It is very hard to add some words after having seen this incredible presentation. “Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature — they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy — and creating stunning views.” It is so inspiring and I think everyone should share this incredible video. |
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