City that embraces nature. Designing with vertical greenery

Vertical greenery offers the possibility of redefining the relationship between buildings and vegetation, promoting a biophilic concept of the city that aims to reactivate natural processes and social cohesion. The flexibility and multifunctionality of these systems allow their application in very d...

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Main Authors: Elena Comino, Matilde Molari, Laura Dominici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LetteraVentidue Srl 2021-06-01
Series:Agathón
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Online Access:https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/237
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Summary:Vertical greenery offers the possibility of redefining the relationship between buildings and vegetation, promoting a biophilic concept of the city that aims to reactivate natural processes and social cohesion. The flexibility and multifunctionality of these systems allow their application in very different contexts, seeing unused urban spaces as alternative places suitable for plant colonisation. The present contribution expands the contemporary debate within which to evaluate the collaboration between man and nature by exploring functional possibilities aimed at overcoming the use of vertical greenery as mere ornamentation. The approaches presented feed the reflection on the interdisciplinary character of this type of technological green, showing an evolving understanding of the environmental, social and economic impacts at a territorial level.
ISSN:2464-9309
2532-683X