Source: Stunning observation tower runs rings around Danish forest
Compare this observation tower v. the Vessel in Hudson Yards, NYC. Take the time to go to the website and check out the 30-picture gallery.
Tag Archives: Gardens
Naiipa Art Complex / Stu/D/O Architects | ArchDaily
Worthwhile to go to website and check out the photos.
Text description provided by the architects. Naiipa (Literally means ‘Deep in the Forest’) is a mixed use project consisted of an Art Gallery, Sound Recording Studio, Dance Studio, Restaurants, Coffee Shops, and Office Spaces. It is located on Sukhumvit 46, a small street that connects Rama 4 road to Phrakanong BTS Station on Sukhumvit road. The project is named after the concept of concealing the architecture in the forest as the vision of greenery is expanded by using reflective glass all around.
Seven Swans A Swimming
Note reference to robotic manta rays monitoring below surface conditions.
Robotic swans used to monitor quality of Singapore’s drinking water https://www.dezeen.comin/2018/01/18/robotic-swans-monitor-water-singapore-reservoirs-national-university-singapore/
Who Are The True Builders?
You look in your history-books to see who built Westminster Abbey, who built St Sophia at Constantinople, and they tell you Henry Ill, Justinian the Emperor. Did they? Or, rather, men like you and me, handicraftsmen, who have left no names behind them, nothing but their work?
William Morris, “The Lesser Arts” (1878) quoted in “VISTA – the culture and politics of gardens”
Paris allows anyone to plant an urban garden | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
Paris just passed a new law that allows anyone to plant an urban garden within the city’s limits. Upon receiving a permit, gardeners can grow plants on walls, in boxes, on rooftops, under trees, or on fences. They can cultivate greenery in front of their homes or offices. They can grow flowers, vegetables, and fruit. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo’s goal is to create 100 hectares of living walls and green roofs by the year 2020, with one third of that greenery dedicated to agriculture.
