Urban Green 7/8.2022

Issue 7/8.2022

The Tree, My Roommate

Especially in big dense cities, roofs and facades are the only places left to make things greener. Figures show that governments and developers taking action. For example, nearly 8 km² of green roofs – the equivalent of about 1100 soccer fields – were installed in Germany in 2020. It seems the question is no longer whether greenery on buildings is the future, but how much and what form it should take. Our selection of projects related to green cities shows the diverse forms that green buildings can take. Enjoy the issue! Jakob Schoof

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Creativity in a bamboo grove

A Day at Mia Design Studio

Plants in the workplace promote creativity and contribute to employee satisfaction. This is why Mia Design Studio created their new office with a clear focus on a green environment.
- urban green
- office
- glass
Nature on the roof

Maggie’s Centre Leeds by Heatherwick Studio

A lush, walkable garden is flourishing on the three cascade-like, layered roofs at Maggie’s Leeds. The supporting structure is formed with radially arranged fins made of glulam timber.
Creative platform in the sea

Floating Music Hub in Cap Verde by NLÉ

How can coastal cities adapt to rising sea levels? Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi, who works in Lagos and Amsterdam, seeks answers to climate change.
Sustainable campus building

Herzog & de Meuron: Camouflage in Battersea

The Royal College of Art wanted its extension building in the London district of Battersea to be efficient, flexible and robust. The ensemble delivered by Herzog & de Meuron evokes elements of the district, yet nevertheless forms a landmark in its own right.
Interview

Kunlé Adeyemi On Rising Sea Levels

How can coastal cities adapt to rising sea levels? Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi, who works in Lagos and Amsterdam, seeks answers to climate change.
Unusual transformation

Rocky Stage Backdrop in Eastern China

The interdisciplinary studio DnA_Design and Architecture has turned old stone quarries in the mountainous landscape of Jinyun into cultural spaces.
- culture
- library
- theatre
Urban Green

The Tree, My Roommate – Editorial 7/8.2022

What contribution can plants make to more sustainable, livable cities? Not just in the form of park trees and roadside greenery, but as an integral part of architecture? These questions are the focus of our July-August 2022 issue of Detail on the topic of green cities.
Jubilee

Olympia 1972 in Munich

50 years of summer games in Munich: an overview of exhibitions, books and activities surrounding the Olympic jubilee.
- Olympia 1972
- Munich
Contoured skeleton structure

Earth House near Osaka by Tomohiro Hata

Oblique steel supports, deeply cantilevered floor slabs, abundant greenery on every storey – all this characterizes the single-family home north of Osaka designed by Tomohiro Hata for a family of three.
Forested high-rise

Trudo Tower in Eindhoven by Inbo + Stefano Boeri

In Eindhoven, the Trudo building society along with Stefano Boeri and the local studio Inbo has devised the first vertical forest for social housing along with.
On the sun terrace

RATP Habitat Headquarters in Paris

Mit großzügigen Dachterrassen liefert der Neubau von Atelier du Pont ein Gegenbeispiel zur sonst üblichen Flächenmaximierung im Bürobau.
To slumber in a green hill

Shiroiya Hotel in Maebashi by Sou Fujimoto

Das Shiroiya Hotel lässt seinen Gästen die Wahl, ob sie in einem spektakulär entkernten Nachkriegsbau oder unter der Grasnarbe eines künstlichen Hügels nächtigen wollen.