Author: Jason King
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Hundertwasser
The Austrian Artist Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser is not a household name in either architecture, art, or landscape – but his contributions to all of these disciplines – and dare I say a unique brand of Vegitecture – is worth a look. L+U had a previous post that showed one of his most known works…
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Carabanchel, Oliver, Hanamidori
These are some of those Veg.itectural projects that deserve a bit of their own space. I was struck by the similarities between the projects as well as to some of the stellar precedents and really wanted to showcase some of the beauty of these vegetated rooftops on their own. 1. CarabanchelNamed after a neighborhood in…
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This says it all…
Via arcady: playscapes: swissmiss: wireandtwine. Buy a T_shirt to Support the Children and Nature Network… or better yet… go outside and play 🙂 :: image via playscapes
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Neo-Vertical Greening
As a companion to Veg.itecture #38 – a bevy of green wall projects in a number of phases… that are definitely worth a look. First, via Dwell – always good for a hot pic and aimless commentary (look for the, ‘wouldn’t it be great if we could be all sustainable and stuff and not water…
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Veg.itecture #38
Time again for a compilation of the best Vegetated Architecture floating about in the ether. It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted anything, so there is a fair amount in the hopper – so onward. One from McDonough + Partners – the Isola Office building in Milan, Italy. The design, via Inhabitat, has…
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Arbores Laetae
Oh hell yeah, spinning trees!!! Via Archidose, from the Liverpool Biennial: “Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Arbores Laetae playfully reinvents the tradition of the public park. The work transforms a brownfield site, situated on a key route into city centre, into a beautiful wooded space for contemplation.”:: image via Liverpool Biennial “Consisting of 17 vibrant hornbeam…
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What I did on my Summer Vacation – Pt.2
Again, I have a lull due to the joy of taking a bit of time off and visiting family… For round two of my summer break, I have recently returned from a trip to North Dakota to visit my dad. Starting in Minot, and traveling a good portion of the state over four days along…
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Veg.itecture #37
About time to purge the bursting folders of Vegetated Architecture projects that have been zooming through the blogosphere lately. As well a few resources, include this [cringe] DIY Guide to Green and Living Roofs as well as good overview post on the ‘Arbortectural’ via Design Under Sky. Overall, a wide range of types and scales…
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Missing Something?
A post via anArchitecture… made me think a bit about our fair profession and it’s place in the grand scheme of the world. Via the site and post ‘The Architectural Practice, Part I’ – this graphic: :: image via anArchitecture And the text: “Architectural practices are a project based businesses: Changing teams create unique, tailor-made…
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Sky Vegetables
Have you noticed sometimes how you have to spend a good amount of time squeezing the smallest bits of information out of some sites…? I’m not sure how this is. One example of this is the site for Sky Vegetables, and the companion blog site which seems nigh impossible to extract even the slightest bit…