2013 Top 10 List of Hot Trends in

Greenroof & Greenwall Design

By Linda S. Velazquez, ASLA, LEED AP, GRP, Greenroofs.com Publisher & Editor

& Haven Kiers, MLA, LEED AP, GRP, Greenroofs.com Design Editor

CitiesAlive 2013, San Francisco, CA

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Beijing, China: 2007-2013. Mountaintop Villa& Rooftop Art.

When designing a rooftop garden...

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Light Park Floating Skyscraper

China: Conceptual. Third Place in eVolo 2013 Skyscraper Competition. City too crowded?Take new development, parks & plants to the sky!

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Helium & fanned living platforms float above - it’s not a “Sky Park” – it’s a Light Park! By: Ting Xu and Yiming Chen.

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reTHINK Bay Bridge

Taking Reuse and Recycling to the Next Level – Instead of Demolishing the Bridge, Plant it! By: Rael San Fratello Architects .

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# 10:Client Specific

‘Boutique Greenroofs/Walls’

Catalonia, Spain: 2013. A new vision of urban horticulture with lettuce, endives, mint, thyme and rosemary - while traveling up to 120km/h.

Green Your Ride: PhytoKinetic

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By: Marc Grañén, landscape artist.

São Paulo, Brazil: 2011. Art gallery & store covered in Sansevieria trifasciata - snake plant; of African origin, it offers protection from the evil eye or bewitchment.

Warding Off Evil Spirits: Firma Casa

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African-Brazilian religious rituals: supernatural powers.

By: SuperLimão Studio,Fernando & Humberto Campana,

Maria Helena Cruz.

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Fractured Views: Marina Lofts

Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Current. Mixed-use transforms New River creating public life along the riverfront while maintaining existing marine activities.

Marina Lofts

By: BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and Cymbal Development.

Marina Lofts

Sustainable Tourism in London

UK: 2013. The Rubens at the Palace - on tourist route,“The green lungs of Victoria” greenwall is country’s largest.

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By: Gary Grant, Green Roof Consultancy & TreeBox.

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Soccer Team Expanding its Brand

Ras al Khaimah, UAE: 2012-2015. The Real Madrid project hasn't started yet: lack of funds. Tourist Complex 10,000-seat stadium, 5-star hotel, beachside bungalows & amusement park

on man-made island.

Real Madrid Island Resort

50 hectare facility expected to attract one million visitors in its

opening year.

Real Madrid Island Resort

By: J+H Boiffils sponsored by emirate Ras Al-Khaimah.

An Urban Vertical Forest: Bosco Verticale

Milan, Italy: Current – late 2013. 2 high-density tower blocks with integrated PV energy systems planted with 2.5 acres of forest.

Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest)

By: Stefano Boeri Architetti and Barreca & Lavarra, Laura Gatti.

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Wineries Enveloped in Greenery

Antinori Winery

Between Florence – Siena, Italy. The roof doubles as cultivatable land for grape-growing!

Antinori Winery

Circular skylights infuse buildingwith natural light.

By: Archea Associati.

Renato Ratti Winery

Piedmont, Italy: 2005. 12,917 sf of integration into landscape and climate control.

Renato Ratti Winery

Cantina Mori della Zugna

Trentino, Italy: 2008-2012. Its very nature becomes architecture – vineyards on the roof.

Cantina Mori della Zugna

By: Andrea Tomasi & Associates. Images© Alessia Tomasi

La Grajera

Logroño, Spain. Research facility and tourist attraction respecting the land.

La Grajera

Maintains constant temperatureof 37°C.

La Grajera

Collects and recycles gray water – filtered through a natural pond system.

La Grajera

By: Virai Arquitectos.

Hemp walls stock CO2.

Kolner-Wein Depot

Cologne, Germany: 2003. 20,000 sf Wine Museum covered with vineyards.

Kolner-Wein Depot

Claims to be World’s 1st vineyard on a roof, sloped rooftop farm& oldest organic roof farm.

Garzon Winery

Maldonado, Uruguay: Current. 75,350 sf Roof Garden. 400-hectare estate.

Garzon Winery

Adding a restaurant & wine tasting center at the top of the hill overlooking the whole winery and the lake. By: American Hydrotech.

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Small Projects, Big Results

Termas Geométricas (Geometric Thermal Springs)

Parque Nacional Villarrica, Pucón, Chile: 2002-2008. Outdoor hot spring baths.

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Porsche Garden

London, UK: 2008. Parking system won Gold at the Royal Horticultural Society Show.

Porsche Garden

Greater security than a standard garage – in your front garden! Platform uses hydraulics.

Easy Domes

The Faroe Islands: 1992. Contemporary geodesic prefab – easy assembly & low energy.

Easy Domes Living roofs with solar, wind turbine & more.By: Kari Thomsen & Ole Vanggaard

# 7:

Need Vacation Inspiration? The Hottest Green

Destination Escapes

Aarvli Resort

Goa, India. Inspired by forts of Maharashtra – massive ramparts follow mountain contours.

Aarvli Resort

Designed by Serie Architects..

Spa Center Rigi Kaltbad

Lucerne, Switzerland. Water, granite & forests in the Alps.

Spa Center Rigi Kaltbad

Modular glass skylights reflect light of interior baths. By: Mario Botta.

Casa de la Flora

Khao Lak, Thailand: 2012. Modernist hideaway in tropical setting. Voted one of best by Condé Nast Traveler's Hot List 2012; ozone purification & wastewater and rainwater recycling.

Casa de la Flora

Won the Traveler’s Choice Award 2013. By: VaSlab Architecture.

Intercontinental Sanya Resort

Sanya, China: 2011. 350 rooms on the tropical island stretch from the forest to the ocean.

Intercontinental Sanya Resort

A patchwork of inhabited roof gardens & water gardens.

Intercontinental Sanya Resort

By: WOHA

Tschuggen Grand Hotel

Arosa, Switzerland. Luxurious 5-star hotel in the mountains of Graubünden.

Tschuggen Grand Hotel Redefining wellness. By: Mario Botta

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Innovative Greenwalls: Stretching Design & Our

Imagination

Paris, France: 2004. 16 m high concrete cylinder ventilation shaft in la Défense covered in copper planters filled w/morning glories creates floral cascade.

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Trump Towers

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Current. 5 slender plant-infused towers are part of the redevelopment for the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games.

Trump TowersThe zig zag triangular louver system cuts away to reveal the greenwalls.

By: Aflalo and Gasperini Arquitetos

Trump Towers

School of the Arts (SOTA)

Singapore: 2011. 3 elevated teaching blocks hover high in the air. image ©Patrick Bingham Hall

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School of the Arts

Singapore: 2011.

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By: WOHA Architects.

Draws urban environment & landscape into the building.

Hamburg, Germany: 2013. World’s 1st algae-powered buildings has bio-adaptive algae façade. Zero-energy housing project uses PBR (photobioreactors) for the cultivation of microalgae.

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BIQ House(The Clever Treefrog)

Designed for the IBA (InternationalBuilding Exhibition) Hamburg.

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Algae in the bio-reactor façades grow faster in bright sunlight &

provide more shade.

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Olaya

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By: SplitterwerkArchitects, Arup & SSC

Strategic Science Consultants

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# 5:

From Hippies to Techies: California as an Up and Coming Leader in Greenroofs & Walls

California Greenin’

From the San Francisco Bay area on down through...

California Greenin’

Los Angeles & San Diego...

Ocean Houses at Post Ranch Inn Big Sur: 1992

Post Ranch Inn

Post Ranch Inn

By: Mickey Meunning, Rana Creek.

The GAP HQ (901 Cherry)

San Bruno, CA: 1997By: William McDonough + Partners, Rana Creek Living Architecture, American Hydrotech

Drew School

San Francisco: 2011. New assembly, performingarts space & classroom building. 3.5-story 1,720 sf

living wall + 2,630 sf living roof. 4,579 native CAplants – 64 of the 105 species from Bay area.

LEED Gold NC and for School Pilot.

By: Roma Architects, Patrick Blanc, Rana Creek.

Blueseed’s Floating City

Off the coast of CA: Current. To showcase cutting-edge energy generation & waste treatment systems. A “visa-free incubator for tech startups.”

Blueseed’s Floating City

Off the coast of CA: Current. “Visa-free incubator for tech startups” is seeking clean tech professionals to join the offshore Silicon Valley team.

Blueseed’s Floating City

Great hub of creativity & talented entrepreneurs from around the world - seeking eco startups & clean tech professionals to join the offshore Silicon Valley team.

Google Campus

San Francisco: Current. Cluster of bent rectangles, structures connected by bridges - 1 leads to greenroof café; total of 5 greenroofs.

By: NBBJ, Turner Construction, DPR Construction, Sares Regis Group.

Facebook Campus

San Francisco: 2014 start. Largest open-planoffice in the world. 280 engineers under a

walkable greenroof.

Facebook Campus

By: Frank Gehry.

Samsung Campus

San Jose: Current. $300-million energy efficient open-air concept & gardens on every floor.

Samsung Campus

By: NBBJ

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Local Government Acting Globally with Building Integrated Greenery

Transbay Transit Center

San Francisco: Current-2017. 5.4 acre park & huge integrated water management system. stormwater and graywater reuse saves approximately 2.85 million gallons of potable water.

By: Pelli Clark Pelli, Adamson Associates, ARUP, Peter Walker & Partners, Rana Creek & more.

Olaya Metro Station

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Current. Shape informed by massive sand dunes; 1st time a city in the region would be reached by public transport. Roof garden = a destination.

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Roof shape allows abundantdaylighting.

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Raised public gardens extendover entire area of the station.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia : Current. By: Gerber Architekten.

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Delhi Pollution Control Committee Office

Delhi, India. Competition Winner - 2014. An expression of the work they do to clean the environment, the new office will soak up pollution.

Delhi Pollution Control Committee Office

Feeds on polluted air & water & returns them cleansed.

Delhi Pollution Control Committee Office

By: Manifestation: Of Fluid Architecture (M:OFA).

Victorian Desalination Project

Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia: 2012. Public/private partnership; utilizes reverse osmosis technology on a re-vegetated native parkland.

Victorian Desalination Project

Largest greenroof in Australia (280,000 sf), with 98,000 native plants.

Victorian Desalination Project

By: Ashton Raggatt McDougall & Peck von Hartel and Fytogreen

Bouctot-Vagniez Regional Chamber ofCommerce and Industry

Amiens, France: 2009. Architects created a daylighted and vegetated extensionto the Bouctot-Vagniez Town Hall.

Regional Chamber ofCommerce and Industry

Regional Chamber ofCommerce and Industry

By: Chartier-Corbasson Architectes

New York Breathing Machine

2012 NYC competition winner for Vertical Garden concept. Office, Hotel and Sky Garden = Green Lung & Net-Positive Energy Superskyscraper with pv’s, micro turbines, ETFE skin.

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New York, NY

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A winding organically shaped ramp flows thruthe building to form the vertical garden -

vertical park length of paths: 12.5 km

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Social Responsibility:Putting Your Greenroof or Wall

Where Your Mouth Is

Emory Knoll Farms/Green Roof Plants

Street, MD: Co-founders Ed Snodgrass & John Shepley operate a socially just and sustainable business. Redesign of farm based on the Natural Step. “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”

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“In a sustainable world,we must be systems thinkers”

• Green houses & offices heated w/spent fry oil;• Water for the nursery pumped w/ solar power;

• Greenroofs and photovoltaics;• Employees job share;

• Planted 9 acres of native trees & are turning• over 75 acres into ground bird habitat.

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Williams Engineering

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: 2010. “Sustainability is more than just a trend. It defines how we work and the vision we have for our community.”

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: 2010..

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Ongoing plant researchwith Northern AlbertaInstitute of Technology

for dry andwindy rooftops.

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Tremco

Beachwood, OH: 2010. LEED Gold certified, high- performance building. 4-section roof offers edibles, designs & recreation space. Wind turbines, solar, & 15,000 gallon cistern.

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Transformadora Ciel

Mexico City, Mexico: 2012. Former helicopter pad turned co-working spaces & 3-level greenroof – collaboration between Coca-Cola, Rojkind Arquitectos and AGENT.

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Endemic Mexican plants, 10 types of veggies.

Transformadora Ciel

Mexico City, Mexico: 2012.

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By: Rojkind Arquitectos,Zona Verde MX.

Annual Savings:

•4.872 liters of water harvested; •81 kg of particulates & CO2 captured; •3.840 kW produced by solar panels

Transformadora Ciel

Xero Flor America

Durham, NC: 2013. The Republik has the 1st greenroof on a historic building. The potential landmark supports commitment to sustainability.

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Hurghada Environmental Protection& Conservation Association

Red Sea, Egypt: Current. HEPCA: Funded in part by the U.S. Forest Service, they educate children about the Red Sea’s bio marvels - boat entirely wind & solar powered.

Bio Boat

Dolphin-watching platform; living roof offers mini-habitat & viewing of migratory birds.

Desert Development Center/American University at Cairo

Cairo, Egypt: 2013. Also funded by USFS, the UAC rooftop aquaponic system & trial models greenroof goals: Research, Resource, Broaden Awareness and Promote Implementation.

Designed by DDC/UAC & Peter Ensign (of DC Greenworks).

# 2:The Influence of Architects -Taking a Leadership Role in

Greenroof Design:Ando, Yeang & Ambasz

Tadao Ando

Architectural style is said to create a "haiku" effect, emphasizing nothingness and empty space to represent the beauty of simplicity. Naoshima Art Museum, Japan: 1995.

Chichu Art Museum, Japan: 2004.

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Tadao Ando

Awaji Yumebutai, Japan: 2000. Sprawling complex – hotel, conference center & gardens.

Tadao Ando

Rokko Housing I, II & III, Kobe, Japan: 1999.

Ken Yeang

“Green design deserves its own aesthetic.” Bioclimatic skyscrapers. Solaris at Fusionopolis, Singapore: 2008. Vertical planting spine thru 15-story building. Landscaped garden

terraces on each floor, diagonal prism light pipe for daylighting.

Ken Yeang

Shenzen, Gangxia Development, China: Pending. By TR Hamzah & Yeang.

Ken Yeang

Ken Yeang

Zorlu Ecocity: Istanbul, Turkey. Mixed-use development project w/14 towers planned as a ‘city within a city.’ Office & residential towers, apartments, 2 hotels & resort-like elderly units cover

a 3-story retail complex.

Ken Yeang

Forerunner of Green Architecture – “Green Over Grey.” EDIT Tower, Singapore: Pending. Ecological Design In The Tropics is a 26-story highrise with natural ventilation, pv’s, biogas generation plant - wrapped within an insulating living wall

that covers half of its surface area.

Emilio Ambasz

Forerunner of Green Architecture – “Green Over Grey.” ACROS - Fukuoka Prefectural International Hall, Japan: 1994. Transposed 100,000 m2 park.

Emilio Ambasz

Emilio Ambasz

The trapezoidal Eye Bank of Veneto /Fondazione Banca dell'Occhio, Venice-Mestre, Italy.

Emilio Ambasz

Venice-Mestre Hospital/Nuovo Ospedale di Mestre, Italy: 2008. Part of the healing process.

Emilio Ambasz

Casa del Retiro Espiritual/The House of Spiritual Retreat, Spain: Designed in 1975, built 2000. Reconciling architecture with nature. Arabic-Andalusian modernist.

Emilio Ambasz

# 1:

Greening Mixed Use: Sustainable Urban Living

with Man-made Ecosystems

THE:SQUARE³

Berlin, Germany: 2014-17. Mixed-use complex of 3 towers of gold, silver, and bronze mimic the 3-tiered Olympic medal stands.

THE:SQUARE³

Revitalization plan also has 3 diagonal shaped city blocks organized around themes of Sport, Nature & Life. Diagonal zigzags of greenroofs & walls, cascading balconies & green piazza.

THE:SQUARE³

Our goal is to answer the question: “How do we want to live in the future?”

By: Moritz Gruppe and LAVA.

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Yongsan International Business District

Seoul, South Korea: 2016.$26 Billion.

67 buildings: offices, hotels, condosentertainment & parks will create

360,000 new jobs.

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Highlight: 620-meter high, 111-story landmark tower + 2 dozen other “super-high” buildings.

Chongqing Chaotianmen

Chongqing, China: 2011-Current. 10 million sf mixed-use at meeting point between the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. Prow-like arc of 6 towers represents ancient sails.

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Restaurant overlooks peninsula.

Sky garden bridge has hotel lobby, restaurants & clubs w/gardens

& pools above.

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Dubai Sustainable CityUnited Arab Emirates: Current. 600,000 sf of solar, 46-hectare city to produce

50% of electricity.

Dubai Sustainable City

1.Entrance2.Equestrian Centre3.School4.Jouma Mosque5.Reception Tower6.Institute 7.Mixed Use8.Staff/StudentAccommodation9.Townhouses 10.Semi-Attached Villas 11.Bio-dome Greenhouses

12. Organic Farm13.Constructed Wetlands14.Planetarium / Conservatory15.Resort Bungalows16.Horse Track17.Playgrounds18.Solar Shade Canopy Over Parking19.Sports Fieldlti-Use Games Courts 12.Country Club13.Utilities

By: Stringa Planning Studio,Baharash Architecture.

Europa City

Paris, France: BIG won international competition-2020/21. Urban hybrid of intimate inner city + open landscapes + long views. Ski slope, thermal springs - huge greenroof!

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