The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Winning the Merit Award for Un-built work at the 2010 AIA New York Design Awards, the design of the Chung-Nam Government Complex successfully combines traditionally divergent elements: nature and the built environment; and government and civic spaces. The complex, designed by H Associates, Haeahn Architecture, and EDAW is set in the heartland of South Korea [...]

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 [...]

Organic waste as fuel. Can biochar cut emissions and produce renewable energy? CNN’s Andrew Stevens reports.

When dreams come through! Today the first section of the old railway line, now converted into an elevated park, was inaugurated in NY. It is now possible to walk across the Big Apple at 10 meters high, between secret veggie gardens and metropolitan woods. I’m so deeply moved that I won’t add anything else but [...]

Australian Architects launch free service to assist Victorian Bushfire victims. As part of the Victorian Bushire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority’s ‘We Will Rebuild’, 19 architectural firms – including Donnovan Hill and John Wardle – have come forward with a free service to Bushfire Victims rebuilding their homes. A joint initiative of the Australian Institute of [...]

Great video make by the Magazine Monocle about the tip 25 elements that make a city acording to them: “Monocle believes that the measure of a city is more about everyday wonders – pavements, well-designed schools, punctual transport – rather than one-off grand projects.” http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/City-Slickers/

Nursery & Garden Industry Australia (NGIA) hosted the inaugural Urban GreenScapes Symposium on 17 February 2009 to unveil the benefits of plants and green-life in the urban landscape and to encourage collaboration between all stakeholder groups to drive unity of message and develop awareness to create greener Australian cities. At the link below you can [...]

A report moderated by J Thompson and HM Anthony Both the amount of waste and its potential toxicity are increasing. Available landfill sites are being used up and incineration is being seen increasingly as a solution to the waste problem. This report of the British Society for Ecological Medicine examines the literature concerning the health effects of incinerators.  [...]

Beautiful article about a great project that is happening now at Melbourne University! Fantastic! “Researchers at the University of Melbourne’s Burnley campus are examining the suitability of Australian native plants in ‘green roofs’; shallow rooftop gardens which are becoming increasingly popular internationally for their environmental and energy saving benefits. Green roofs have amazing potential but [...]

From Fortune By Philip Elmer-DeWitt Who’s crazy enough to camp out for a week on the streets of New York City for a chance to be first to buy an iPhone 3G? The Who Farm, that’s who, a newly minted publicity-seeking environmental collective with an agrico-political mission would like to persuade the 44th President of [...]