The 2007 documentary Great Expectations takes us though the world of 20th century visionary architecture.
For more visionary architecture visit this previous post.
Posts Tagged ‘architecture’
Hallucinatory Architecture
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Stop the Sahara Desert’s 600 meter per year Southward spread by using…. sand?
Monday, November 30th, 2009httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXMJobWlXks
…And, at the same time, build shaded homes, harvest condensation, and start greening the desert from within.
Tags: africa, architecture, bacteria, conservation, desert, Earth, earth steward, eco, eco friendly, ecology, idea, magnus larrson, sahara, sand, solution, sustainability, ted talks, visionary
Posted in News, Video |
Posted in News, Video |
Green Roofs
Monday, November 30th, 2009Green Roofs, aka Living Roofs, are a “new” trend in architecture and becoming a trend in many new urban buildings and renovation projects, spearheaded by such cities as Chicago.
School of Art and Design, Singapore
Sod roofs have been used in Scandinavia for centuries and the modern take on this eco-tech (in which the roofs are specially designed to support layers of growing medium and vegetation) have been around since the first “Green Roof” in Germany in the 1960’s. It is now estimated that a total of 10% of the roofs in Germany are greened!
Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn, Germany
Green roofs insulate the building from sound, reduce the heating and cooling cost of a building, increase the lifespan of the roof, reduce storm water runoff, filter pollutants from the air, filter pollutants out of rain water, and create a new habitat for wildlife in urban areas.
Chicago City Hall
Check out this wikipedia article to learn more about the history and future possibilities of green roofs.
Garden Shed Roof
Also, check out the “green roof resource portal” to learn about how to start your own project, get involved, or learn what crops to plant on a green roof of your very own.
Tags: architecture, Chicago, city, design, eco friendly, future, gardening, green, green roof, plants, sustainability, urban, whole systems des
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Posted in News |
Low Impact Hobbit House!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009What type of house can be built in less than 1500 hours for less than $6000?
To find out more about this amazing sustainable eco-friendly house, or to make plans to visit Wales and learn to build a Hobbit Home of your very own, visit the website for the project:
http://www.simondale.net/house/
