From the Burj Khalifa to the China Zun, the following are the tallest buildings on the planet according to the Council on Vertical Urbanism, the Chicago-based non-profit organisation that has been setting the criteria for measuring their height since 1996
Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) developed a method for 3D printing the structures of buildings with bio-based material, incorporating circularity into the process. ArchDaily tells it with an in-depth analysis
“[...] We use green roofs, vertical gardens and flower boxes to bring cities closer to nature and improve people's wellbeing; but we also construct buildings with materials that are completely dissociated from fauna and flora. Although the advancement of biomaterials and new technologies is gradually changing this, we should nevertheless ask ourselves whether the structures and buildings we occupy need to be separated from the nature that surrounds them...” - read here the full article.
Magazine: ArchDaily
Country: Chile
Date: 22nd September 2022
Article: Nature and Technology: Walls That Can Grow Plants
Author: Eduardo Souza
Photo: project by University of Virginia (UVA), courtesy E. Baharlou
5 October 2022
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