THE VINE APRIL 18, 2008
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I'm still undecided about skyfarming, but this is one good-lookin' green roof:
That's the nifty new art-school building at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Apparently the "building’s turfed roofscape helps lower the temperature of the roof and surrounding areas." (Last year, researchers estimated that green roofs could dramatically curb energy use in a number of cities by reducing the need for AC during sweaty season.) And, yes, it appears you can just walk right up.
--Bradford Plumer
4 comments
Sensational building. Very similar to my own 1950's high rise, grey, old civil service office block.
- The Ignorant Populist
April 18, 2008 at 5:51pm
My black heart would be happier to see it as a giant vegetable patch than a lawn. I hate lawns. But speaking of vegetables, what think you of this?:
matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/.../vegetable_card.php
- psantillana
April 18, 2008 at 11:02pm
Does it have mini-golf too?
- markbenl
April 20, 2008 at 1:41am
Nice to see some parts of the world the average American would consider backwards is more forward thinking 'bout those green roofs. But maybe Markben1 is on to something. Marketing these sustainable building components as corporate executive lifestyle features.
"So here we have the putting green designed by Arnold Palmer off of the CEO's roof deck which also overlooks the fully organic garden and fish pond for the upper management cafeteria where fresh field greens and heirloom vegetables are grown, while the salt-water pond contains freshly stocked fish varieties for straight to the plate sushi bar."
Then again I think just a nice field of native plants would be good enough for most folks to look at out the window as they pine for a job that isn't in a cubicle (no matter how green it is.)
- singlespeed
April 21, 2008 at 12:40pm