architecture & urban development
To grow a fence, a bench, a town!
To grow a fence, a bench, a town! An interview with Bob Radstake Leora Rosner When Bob Radstake returned from a trip to Australia he realised how much he missed seeing nature within urban areas. As he states, “I was walking along the street when the idea just fell...
Amsterdam City Hall roof planted
Amsterdam City Hall roof planted Leora Rosner Due to the tenacity of one person a seed was planted and nurtured until it grew and began to blossom. The story of planting the roof of the City Hall of Amsterdam (the Stopera) began in April of 2007 when a letter was sent...
Wild or not: which do you prefer?
Wild or not: which do you prefer? Leora Rosner Wild gardens in our steel, glass and brick jungles offer a softer view. Placed along facades where one would generally never see a garden, because of lack of interest, wild gardens would help create a greener...
A BIOTOPE CITY QUARTIER FOR VIENNA
In Vienna, a ‘Biotope City’ district is currently under construction. A neighborhood based on the principles of Biotope City: the realization of a dense urban neighborhood as nature in a close juxtaposition with human, their homes, nearby shops, school, kindergarten, and species of flora and fauna, each with their own, closely interlinked sphere of life.
A Wall in the Change of Seasons
A Wall in the Change of Seasons Irene Zluwa The contribution of Irene Zluwa is the result of a study of plants that have a good chance of surviving wall greening. This is certainly interesting for those who want to realize greening the grey house...
IBA VIENNA: Biotope City Wienerberg gets IBA candidate status
IBA VIENNA: Biotope City Wienerberg gets IBA candidate status Author: Biotope City Journal: Vienna is planning an International Building Exhibition for the year 2022. It aims at developing proposals for future oriented solutions and approaches that are on the level of...
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[:de]Stadt lebenswert gestalten – Bürgerschaftssinn und Unternehmergeist
Für eine lebenswerte Stadt bedarf es einer aktiven Zivilgesellschaft in Symbiose mit Flora und Fauna, moderiert durch die Politik
– Helga Fassbinder –
es ist nicht alles grün das wächst
es ist nicht alles grün das wächst Iris-a-Maz Video: Iris-a-Maz
THE PIONEERS OF URBAN GREEN: HARRY GLÜCK
He is the grand old man of the Austrian social housing architecture, famous for Alterlaa, mass housing high-rise buildings, without any problems, but only highly satisfied tenants. By Helga Fassbinder
FREI OTTO: HOUSES IN THE TREE – BERLIN 1987
FREI OTTO: HOUSES IN THE TREE - BERLIN 1987 Director, camera, Editor: Beate LendtProduction: Gerald Lindner & Beate LendtMusic and sound: Vladimir Rakic Film: House in the tree (trailer) http://architekturclips.de/treehouse Living in a tree...
A COMMUNITY GARDEN…. ON THE ROOFTOP OF A SCHOOL
A COMMUNITY GARDEN.... ON THE ROOFTOP OF A SCHOOL Editors Biotope City Journal Paris: A community garden as a green injection on the rooftop of a school - now 3 years later: Since several years the city of Paris makes great efforts to improve the air...
THE CITY AS NATURE: PROGRAMMING A U-TURN IN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING
THE CITY AS NATURE: PROGRAMMING A U-TURN IN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING Helga Fassbinder Lecture at Movium, Swedish Landscape University, Alnarp, Conference 'Livet i staden 2012', 26.jan.2012 Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands surprised...
I am the city
I am the city Leora Rosner I am the city Stone, brick, mortar, steel and glass My arteries are the streets The sidewalks my veins My people are the muscles Of my perambulations My breath is short and strained and I am feverish I am the city Nigh...
URBAN FARMING & BUREAUS: ‘Zuidpark’ in Amsterdam
URBAN FARMING & BUREAUS: 'Zuidpark' in Amsterdam - The largest vegetable roof of Europe - the results of one year experience Helga Fassbinder Urban farming is in! In addition to tomatoes and lettuce on balconies and rooftops,...
WILDLIFE IN THE CITY
The formula “The City as Nature” asks for a definition how one understands by nature. Where to start? Where does it belong? The question is explosive, especially among biologists but also among ordinary people: when nature has to be saved: which one? The nature in the state of hundred years ago?
WILDLIFE IN THE CITY
WILDPARK CITY Helga Fassbinder The formula “The City as Nature” asks for a definition how one understands by nature. Where to start? Where does it belong? The question is explosive, especially among biologists but also among ordinary people: when nature has...
In memoriam HARRY GLÜCK – an obit
The renowned Viennese architect Harry Glück died on 13.12.2016. He was one of the great pioneers of green architecture in the dense city.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE GREEN
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE GREEN Statement at Alpbach Built Environment Symposium 31.8.-1.9.2012 "Creating Living Spaces - How will we live in the future" Helga Fassbinder We are living in a time of fundamental changes. In building too, it seems as if we...
HOMO URBANUS – the man of the urban future
HOMO URBANUS - the man of the urban future Jelle Reumer ‘The environment selects’ is a well-known Darwinist paradigm. The idea also holds water when the environment changes, in which case the changed environment selects. An environment without...
BLATTGRÜN EFFIZIENT+KOSTENGÜNSTIG IM KAMPF GEGEN KLIMAWANDEL
THE LOWLINE AIMS HIGH
Click on images to enlarge them. They will appear in a new tab. After years of planning, another ambitious project rivaling the Highline in all its aspects, both good and bad – is being realized in New York City. It is called the Lowline and is located in Manhattan’s...
LIVING ROOFS – A catalyst for building communities
LIVING ROOFS – A catalyst for building communities Charlie Green, Jane Riddiford 1. Introduction This article is based what we have been discovering through the development of a Living Roof on top of an office building in Kings Cross, Central London. The project has...
URBAN COOTS
URBAN COOTS - URBANE BLESSHÜHNER - FOULQUES URBAINES - WATERHOENTJES Sema Bekiroviç In the canals of Amsterdam they are often to be seen: coot that fourage on the caddis walls, build their nests and hatch their eggs and then swim through the water with...