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Gone Green: Vacant 50 Years, Chinese Village Conquered by Ivy

21 Jun

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Nestled in the hills on a remote island at the mouth of the Yangtze River in China and full of rich foliage, one could imagine this small fishing hamlet to be an idyllic place, at least for nature if not for people – it has been abandoned by humans now for nearly half a century.

green town in mist

green platform balcony stairs

Ivy has become the dominant and defining feature of both the natural and built environments of this place, slowly but surely creeping over sidewalks and streets, up walls and roofs, and ultimately taking over the town.

green town deserted buildings

In some cases, collapsed portions of structures have made it all the more easy for the greenery to work its way over the sides of buildings and into their empty floors.

green overgrown alleyway path

Set on Gouqi Island, one of hundreds of small islands in the area, the Houtou Wan Village was a victim of changing times and circumstances, a combination of urbanization and depleted fish populations that drove its inhabitants to seek work elsewhere.

green window glass

Today, it is enjoyed only by visitors who seek it out explicitly, like photographer Jane Qing, chartering boats to travel to its shores and document the decay as well as the rebirth the place is now home to in its second life.

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Anatomy of a Green Screen Shot: How to Use It Right

06 Apr

I have a family that I shoot several times a year, They’re “show people” , all outgoing and crazy and fun, and after at a certain point, the mom, Ginette, said to me, “You know, I love all of the perfect and beautiful shots that you get of us, but I think it’s time to show the world the kind Continue Reading

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Recycled Skylines: 8 Green Urban Tower Typologies for 2050

28 Jan

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panoramic green city view

Exploring eco-friendly strategies for cities, this series of conceptual ‘Smart Tower’ skyscrapers and mid-rise structures incorporates design elements to reduce pollution, create renewable energy and yet also integrate with existing built environments.

green path smart towers

Designed by Vincent Callebaut Architectures, each of these typologies is set in Paris – many draw on local elements in practice, but in theory all are conceived of as having broader potential applications in urban contexts around the world. The idea, in essence, is to work with what is already in place, tapping underutilized elements for structural support or to provide a basis for further development.

green addition rooftop architecture

The proposals, named and detailed below, vary in their realism but are intended to provoke discussion and brainstorm possibilities, helping planners consider new ways to adapt existing buildings and infrastructure for cleaner and greener use in the near future.

green mountain tower additions

Mountain Towers: supported by the unused chimneys of existing buildings below, these power-generating additions draw solar energy and use a reversible hydro-electrical pumped storage system to pull up and send down hot water.

green antismog bike path

Antismog Towers: set along disused rail lines, this piece of the project combines cycling paths and urban gardens with cyclonic towers to clean the air and wind turbines to generate electricity.

green photosynthesis towers

Photosynthesis Towers: incorporating green algae bioreactors into existing tall buildings (a particular extant set deemed visually unfit by city officials), this conversion project turns adjacent open space into a phyto-purification lagoon for graywater runoff but also transforms an eyesore into an eye-catching hybrid of landscape and architecture.

green future bridge architecture

green bridge from above

Bridge Towers: connecting across urban waterways, these river-spanning structures provide a combination of water power, bridge infrastructure and living space, organically morphing between energy-generating apparatus and livable buildings.

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Power Grows on Trees: Wind Energy via Leafy Green Turbines

19 Jan

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urban wind farm designs

Addressing noise and visual pollution associated with wind energy generation in urban contexts, these new trunk-style towers support suspended leaf-shaped turbine housings, hung from organic-looking branches.

energy generating tree design

Inspired by the movement of leaves in the wind, New Wind founder Jérôme Michaud-Larivière developed this project with technology and aesthetics equally in mind, conceiving of the design as part public art and part civic infrastructure.

urban wind tree generator

The technology behind the design is robust, sophisticated and efficient. Even the tiniest gusts of wind (starting at a few miles per hour) will turn the small blades secreted away within each individual leaf making them well-suited to all sorts of city environments. Each blade can rotate and generate power in both directions and thus more versatile. According to New Wind, “With 72 artificial leaves serving as micro-turbines spinning on a vertical axis, the Wind Tree is designed to harness more gentle winds. The developers say this can extend to breezes blowing as slowly as two meters per second, making the turbine useful across more than 280 days of the year. Its power output is calculated at 3.1 kW.”

urban wind turbine tree

A prototype has already been deployed in Paris and the idea is to eventually roll out small pockets (or perhaps: forests) in various public spaces, from gardens and parks to squares and shopping centers. Of course, potential applications in non-urban areas exist as well, particularly as future iterations evolve even greater levels of efficiency.

urban wind tower prototype

Currently, the plan is to power street lamps or energize electric car charging stations. Eventually the hope is to add photovalics to the trunks and branches, adding energy-harvesting capacity in another form to the same structures. Ultimately, these creations may supplant the need for power grids in localized areas like parks where bringing in energy adds more infrastructure that well-placed generators could provide instead. For now, the price tag still seems a bit steep: just over $ 36,000 USD, but that could come down in time as the production process is refined and if sufficient buyers express interest in scaling the strategy.

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Guerrilla Moss Graffiti: 8-Step DIY Guide to Green Wall Art

30 Sep

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Seed bombs and shotgun shell sprouts are not the only weapons in a guerrilla war for urban gardens and green street art – moss is a great material that can be rapidly adapted and deployed to make statements on city surfaces as well.

moss wall art making

Indeed, using mosses allows artists to go above and beyond the ground, shifting from horizontal to vertical spans for a different look and added visibility. And, as it turns out, creating moss wall art is not as difficult as you might guess – do-it-yourself directions are shown in detail below.

moss art recipe process

First, you have to gather some moss, naturally, which you can then mix with water-retention gardening gel and some buttermilk then blend together for a few minutes to form a gelatinous substance.

moss graffiti guide steps

Shift your creation into a portable container then select and paint it onto a surface of choice – if the area will not be exposed to moisture, you may want to come back by and spray on some water from time to time.

anna garforth grow moss

Remember, too, that there are many ways to take this process further and create additional kinds of green artwork, mossy or otherwise.

moss graffiti removal subtraction

Meanwhile, if you find a surface already mossed over thanks to time and nature, selectively erasing sections of growth can be a fun form of expression as well.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – All Things Green

09 Aug

Earlier I posted a set of photos with a green theme.

It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and with summer comes lots of green. Green grass, trees, all over nature we see green. It happens to be my favorite color so it makes me happy.

This week I want to see your Green photos. Look around in your world, what do you see that’s green? How many shades can you find? Natural things and man-made. Big and little things. Show us your green!

Weekly photography challenge this week is – all things green!

Here are a few more images of green to get you started:

By John Clare

By Nomadic Lass

By Dandelion Salad

By paige_eliz

By Barb Dunn

By Miikka H

By Parée

By premier-photo.com

Can you tell I picked those before eating dinner?

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Share your Green photos

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your leading lines using pathways and roads in this week’s challenge.

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A Selection of Photos with a Green Theme

08 Aug

Last week I shared a collection of golden images so to continue on the theme of colors today I present:

A selection of photos with a green theme

Quite fitting for summer in my part of the world. What else do you think of when I say green? Here are a few ideas:

Photograph Sunbathing Gekko on Leaf by Leon Dafonte Fernandez on 500px

Sunbathing Gekko on Leaf by Leon Dafonte Fernandez on 500px

Photograph Green tea field by Jaewoon U on 500px

Green tea field by Jaewoon U on 500px

Photograph Green Hole by Evgeni Dinev on 500px

Green Hole by Evgeni Dinev on 500px

Photograph Peaks of the Lights by Marc Adamus on 500px

Peaks of the Lights by Marc Adamus on 500px

Photograph *** by Dmitry Marchenko on 500px

*** by Dmitry Marchenko on 500px

Photograph *** by Laura Pashkevich on 500px

*** by Laura Pashkevich on 500px

Photograph Portrait of An Alien 1 by Nhut Pham on 500px

Portrait of An Alien 1 by Nhut Pham on 500px

Photograph Hidden Waterfall by Danny Seidman on 500px

Hidden Waterfall by Danny Seidman on 500px

Photograph Light Beams by Javier Acosta on 500px

Light Beams by Javier Acosta on 500px

Photograph .... by ???????? ??????? on 500px

…. by ???????? ??????? on 500px

Photograph Night bamboo by Ryusuke Komori on 500px

Night bamboo by Ryusuke Komori on 500px

Photograph Path of life by Janek Sedlar on 500px

Path of life by Janek Sedlar on 500px

Photograph well wrapped by Sonja Probst on 500px

well wrapped by Sonja Probst on 500px

Photograph The Green Lantern by Nagesh Mahadev on 500px

The Green Lantern by Nagesh Mahadev on 500px

Photograph fighting !!! by Itamar Campos on 500px

fighting !!! by Itamar Campos on 500px

Photograph kiwi bubbly by Tommy Gamboa Flores on 500px

kiwi bubbly by Tommy Gamboa Flores on 500px

Photograph 90/365 How Many Ways Can You Slice a Kiwi? by Monika Bigelow on 500px

90/365 How Many Ways Can You Slice a Kiwi? by Monika Bigelow on 500px

Photograph Grasshopper Green by Lorraine Hudgins on 500px

Grasshopper Green by Lorraine Hudgins on 500px

Photograph Little Green Tree Frog by Lorraine Hudgins on 500px

Little Green Tree Frog by Lorraine Hudgins on 500px

Photograph Gorging On Grasshopper by Lorraine Hudgins on 500px

Gorging On Grasshopper by Lorraine Hudgins on 500px

Photograph Rose-ringed Parakeet by Doron Hoffman on 500px

Rose-ringed Parakeet by Doron Hoffman on 500px

Photograph Hidden Mode by Suradej Chuephanich on 500px

Hidden Mode by Suradej Chuephanich on 500px

Photograph Mojito by Natasha Breen on 500px

Mojito by Natasha Breen on 500px

Photograph Green apple by Alex Koloskov on 500px

Green apple by Alex Koloskov on 500px

Photograph Green Apple by Alexander Zachen on 500px

Green Apple by Alexander Zachen on 500px

Photograph Self shadow | Laser by Xavier Paillard on 500px

Self shadow | Laser by Xavier Paillard on 500px

Photograph Jagermeister Shot by Andrew Jack on 500px

Jagermeister Shot by Andrew Jack on 500px

Photograph Laser through a glass by Emil Eddie Andersen on 500px

Laser through a glass by Emil Eddie Andersen on 500px

Photograph My Greeny Eyes..... by Vincent Budi Darmawan Sinaga on 500px

My Greeny Eyes….. by Vincent Budi Darmawan Sinaga on 500px

Photograph I'm Lucky Because I Have You by Niko Vass on 500px

I’m Lucky Because I Have You by Niko Vass on 500px

Photograph Clovers by Redcup2 on 500px

Clovers by Redcup2 on 500px

Photograph Denisa by Vladimir Dumbrava on 500px

Denisa by Vladimir Dumbrava on 500px

Photograph Al otro lado. / The other side. by Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Guerrero Ros on 500px

Al otro lado. / The other side. by Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Guerrero Ros on 500px

Photograph ## bicycle | | by Paolo Giraudo on 500px

## bicycle | | by Paolo Giraudo on 500px

Photograph Door by Maria Muhtarova on 500px

Door by Maria Muhtarova on 500px

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Mountain-Shaped Residences with Walkable Green Rooftops

15 Apr

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green space residential complex

Beyond any inherent beauty or formal references to surrounding mountains, there is a more profound proposition in this series of structures about the way we walk into, through and above spaces.

green space ridge tops

green space aerial view

green space flowering plants

green space outdoor paths

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) was commissioned by a Taipei developer to create a mixed-use complex of housing, restaurants, cafes and more, all woven together with pedestrian walkways, jogging paths, gardens and plazas.

green residential complex diagram

green space sloped sides

Their solution introduces a degree of vertical accessibility we are not used to seeing beyond the first few floors of a building, tying together indoor and outdoor circulation, connecting public and commercial spaces beyond ordinary horizontal surfaces.

green space lobby area

green space entry seating

green space interior home

The Haulien Residences are intended to be a resort destination and their shape was inspired in part by mountains and the ocean, but many of its signature green ribbons are sloped to accommodate paths and stairs.

green complex elevation image

green hill structures

In turn, the green roofs provided by this approach offer shelter and shade in a tropical region for the dwellings themselves while preserving views and providing gardens, decks and porches at various heights throughout.

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12-County Coalition: Building the Great Green Wall of Africa

26 Jan

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green wall trees desert

The clock is ticking for the collaborative creation of a living green wall to span nearly 5,000 miles across the African continent, designed to slow or even stop the relentless spread of desertification. The scope of this unique organic building project is unprecedented, as is its urgency.

green wall project africa

China took over 1,000 years to construct their Great Wall, but scientists believe Africa may only have a few decades before the Sahara Desert engulfs more than two thirds of its arable land. Hence the Great Green Wall of the Sahara, set to stretch from coast to coast, west to east.

green wall planting example

The cooperation of the twelve contiguous African countries involved is as impressive as their challenge is daunting – participating nations include: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.

green wall small large

The idea to create a ‘green front’ to protect Africa is almost half a century old, but the plan began to be taken more seriously starting just over ten years ago. Since being ratified by participating countries, the program has raised billions of dollars in pledges from international organizations.

great green wall tree

From AtlasObscura: “Leaders point out that the Great Green Wall is about more than just protection from windblown sand. The project will bring thousands of jobs to impoverished communities, and has already transformed otherwise unusable land into gardens scattered with tree nurseries. The influx of tourists, scientists, and medical professionals has also brought attention and resources to a neglected region in which aid is scarce and doctors are not readily available to needy populations.”

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Ground, Up! Curved Green Sky Gardens Wrap Tower Hotel

06 Jun

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sky garden upper levels

The best of both worlds: guests at this hotel get to enjoy skyscraper-high views and still experience layers of intensive greenery on virtually all levels.

sky garden ground up

A series of sleek towers rises up from an organic base that provides shelter and visual interest on the lower levels. These curvilinear forms support an interstitial outdoor floor, and can also be found far above, stretched between the towers at upper levels, serving as platforms for lush greenery.

sky garden concrete cloud

A grid of circular concrete columns pierces the various levels, rising up to support the towers. These provide for the structural needs of the building, but also serve as a transitional design element to bridge the heavier free-form concrete clouds below and the lighter frame-and-cladding rectangles above.

sky garden terrace level

The design by WOHA is meant to be a landmark for its city “Most of Singapore’s recent architecture – especially in and around the city centre – is nothing more than generic and can be seen anywhere in the world, regardless of climate and culture.

sky garden plans details

The concept is about balance, as is the architectural result: “An equilibrium point of architectural anonymity has been derived from a number of factors. Finally the city has a uniquely expressive urban landmark that reinterprets and reinvigorates its location”

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