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A related article from 2013: http://www.archdaily.com/346374/can-we-please-stop-drawing-trees-on-top-of-skyscrapers http://www.archdaily.com/346374/can-we-pleas
by huuu 11y ago
A related article from 2013: http://www.archdaily.com/346374/can-we-please-stop-drawing-trees-on-top-of-skyscrapers http://www.archdaily.com/346374/can-we-please-stop-drawing-t...
"There are plenty of scientific reasons why skyscrapers don’t—and probably won’t—have trees, at least not to the heights which many architects propose. Life sucks up there. For you, for me, for trees, and just about everything else except peregrine falcons. It’s hot, cold, windy, the rain lashes at you, and the snow and sleet pelt you at high velocity."
Edit: it makes me wonder: what about grass. A lot of grass can live up to 2km.
- adrianN 11y ago"Beyond that token tree, however, extensive green coverage (a thinner layer supporting mosses, succulents, herbs and grasses) is much more practical than intensive (roofs or balconies with shrubs and trees)."
- rawTruthHurts 11y agoNot that you go up to the rooftop of a 2km tall building on a daily basis.
- lumpypua 11y agoThe comments rip on that article fairly hard. The top comment is a pile of pictures of trees in real skyscrapers. They look nice. http://www.archdaily.com/346374/can-we-please-stop-drawing-trees-on-top-of-skyscrapers#comment-1698484878 http://www.archdaily.com/346374/can-we-please-stop-drawing-t...
- WiseWeasel 11y agoWow, not linked in the comments, but user Silvia mentioned the Austrian architect Hundertwasser with an interesting photo, and more the architect's work can be seen here: http://www.inspirationgreen.com/hundertwasser-architecture.html http://www.inspirationgreen.com/hundertwasser-architecture.h... I would love to live in a city designed by him.
- restalis 11y agoYeah, it reminds me of American McGee's Alice urban scenery.