Green Roofs
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Temperatures around the world are on the rise, with 2023 recently confirmed as the hottest since records began. A new study has found that bringing nature into cities could help lower temperatures during heatwaves.
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Rafael Viñoly Architects has revealed plans for a remarkable new airport terminal. Located in Florence, Italy, its design riffs on the local tradition of wine production and will feature a green roof with a working vineyard.
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Omer Arbel has unveiled a stunning family residence dubbed 75.9 that's nestled in a sprawling hayfield in the Canadian Pacific Northwest, and showcases novel monumental trumpet-shaped columns throughout its interior volumes.
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Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is set to receive an all-new extension courtesy of PAU. It will be defined by an eye-catching triangular building that will boost capacity at the site considerably and be topped by a green roof.
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The Gurdau Winery, by Aleš Fiala, was only completed recently but the project has already taken its place among the vineyards remarkably well. As its green roof continues to mature, it will almost vanish into the lush landscape.
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Tainan Market is an imaginative take on the humble wholesale market by MVRDV, which is defined by a sculpted undulating form envisioned as a series of rolling hills and allows visitors to walk up onto its green roof to socialize and enjoy the view.
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Commissioned to design a new factory for luxury fashion house Fendi, Milan studio Piuarch has created a large building that's topped by an impressive green roof, helping it take its place well among the surrounding Italian countryside.
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Proponent of greenery covered architecture Stefano Boeri Architetti has revealed its design for a new soccer stadium in Milan, Italy. The ambitious project would include a park and museum, and would be filled with thousands of plants and trees.
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A new dining hall by Carlo Ratti Associati is designed to blend into the surrounding Italian landscape. Named Mutti Canteen, it will be sunk into the ground and topped by a green roof made with the soil that will be removed during the build process.
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Taking the form of artificial hillsides topped by rooftop gardens, the Museum of Ethnography serves as an extension to an adjacent park, and has a glazed facade shaded by an intricate screen that contain almost half a million laser-cut metal pieces.
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The Skamlingsbanken is an important hill in Danish culture. Therefore, when it was decided to build a visitor center there, Cebra proceeded very carefully and buried the building so well among the rolling landscape that it's barely noticeable.
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Mexican architectural firm HW Studio has created a stunning family home that disappears into the ground. The Hill in Front of the Glen reinvents the classic Hobbit home, boasting a design that seamlessly vanishes into the natural landscape.
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