Since its installation in 2000, the Green Roof Infrastructure Demonstration Project at Toronto City Hall is thriving. The demonstration site is located on the podium roof at Toronto City Hall and is fully accessible to the public between the hours … Continue reading →

FraLaFabrik, founded in 1996- as a house for ART – CULTURE – MEETING and COMMERCE – is presenting itself in a fully renovated building at nkfurter Allee 53, Berlin. Renovation took place in cooperation with the owner of the premises … Continue reading →

The City Hall greenroof, is located at the Atlanta City Hall building on the fifth floor adjacent to the City’s cafeteria. The project is 3,000 square feet with approximately 2,000 square feet of vegetated area and 1,000 square feet of … Continue reading →

Rooftops are vastly underutilized spaces in the urban environment, yet it is possible for any landscape, plaza, or garden to be installed on a building or structure. In Europe, over the past thirty years, rooftops have become the focus of … Continue reading →

Iris Rothman’s allergies prevent her from keeping pets, but they don’t stop her from enjoying animal companionship. Iris and her husband Shannon Ferguson live on a small city property located only blocks from the heart of downtown Washington, D.C., better … Continue reading →

High Bar. Since the place opened last year, the High Bar has been one of the hottest bars in the city. Blame it on the view: The Chrysler Building has never looked better. Besides the house cocktails, there are light … Continue reading →

British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956), known for working in, and with, the natural landscape, was invited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to create the sculpture installation for The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, on view until … Continue reading →

The London Plan makes improving the ‘liveability’ of the capital a top priority. Both the mayor and his chief advisor on architecture and urbanism, Richard Rogers, see green roofs as a key element in achieving this goal. Green roofs meet … Continue reading →

It`s not just about money. It`s about the sweetneess of self-sufficiency A blueberry plantation, even I see serried rows of shrubs, 150 if my calculations are correct. I see clusters of my favorite, gorgeous, pouting purple fruit shining like fat … Continue reading →

A roof garden is what every urban property needs to bolster its value; but will the planners play ball? Carolyn Watt: investigates London’s skylines are set to change. Ken Livingston. London’s Mayor – in collaboration with the architect Lord Rogers … Continue reading →