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I read it for the first time an hour ago from a different article. https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/drawing-pictures-of-cities https://noahpinion.substack.com

I read it for the first time an hour ago from a different article. https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/drawing-pictures-of-cities https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/drawing-pictures-of-cities Presumably that article is why the OP showed up on HN

newbie789 5y ago
Thanks! These are some very specific notes about how cities can be more appealing. I’m still kinda confused about what “solarpunk” is aside from some loosely worded articles with anime screenshots.
omnibrain 5y ago
Thanks for posting this article. Must have been coincidence or indirection, because I came from a german twitter thread. https://twitter.com/kaenkazui/status/1415637494717112325?s=21 https://twitter.com/kaenkazui/status/1415637494717112325?s=2...
dirkt 5y ago
Reading this article, there are quite a few examples of "buildings with trees" in Germany, e.g. * the "Baumhaus" (tree-house) in Darmstadt [1], built 1970 (!). The linked article talks about some of the difficulties you get when roots grow through the roof, and how to avoid that. * the "1000 green roofs" programme in Berlin [2], one particular example [3] * there's a couple of Hundertwasserhaus with a unique architecture, and those usually also have green roofs. On top of that, you can find points (3) walkable streets, (4) varied architecture and (5) shade in many many towns and cities in Europe. In Germany, this has a long tradition; the "Dorflinde" ("village linden tree") is the historic center of many villages. [1] https://biotope-city.net/en/pioneer-ot-hoffmann/ https://biotope-city.net/en/pioneer-ot-hoffmann/ [2] https://www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/natur-und-gruen/stadtgruen/stadtgruen-projekte/1-000-gruene-daecher/ https://www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/natur-und-gruen/stadtgruen/sta... [3] https://www.landscaper-berlin.de/dach-holzbau/flachdach/dachbegruenung https://www.landscaper-berlin.de/dach-holzbau/flachdach/dach...

newbie789 5y ago

Thanks! These are some very specific notes about how cities can be more appealing. I’m still kinda confused about what “solarpunk” is aside from some loosely worded articles with anime screenshots.

omnibrain 5y ago

Thanks for posting this article. Must have been coincidence or indirection, because I came from a german twitter thread. https://twitter.com/kaenkazui/status/1415637494717112325?s=21 https://twitter.com/kaenkazui/status/1415637494717112325?s=2...

dirkt 5y ago

Reading this article, there are quite a few examples of "buildings with trees" in Germany, e.g. * the "Baumhaus" (tree-house) in Darmstadt [1], built 1970 (!). The linked article talks about some of the difficulties you get when roots grow through the roof, and how to avoid that. * the "1000 green roofs" programme in Berlin [2], one particular example [3] * there's a couple of Hundertwasserhaus with a unique architecture, and those usually also have green roofs. On top of that, you can find points (3) walkable streets, (4) varied architecture and (5) shade in many many towns and cities in Europe. In Germany, this has a long tradition; the "Dorflinde" ("village linden tree") is the historic center of many villages. [1] https://biotope-city.net/en/pioneer-ot-hoffmann/ https://biotope-city.net/en/pioneer-ot-hoffmann/ [2] https://www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/natur-und-gruen/stadtgruen/stadtgruen-projekte/1-000-gruene-daecher/ https://www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/natur-und-gruen/stadtgruen/sta... [3] https://www.landscaper-berlin.de/dach-holzbau/flachdach/dachbegruenung https://www.landscaper-berlin.de/dach-holzbau/flachdach/dach...