MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has completed ‘Gardenhouse’ in California’s Beverly Hills, the firm’s first project in the United States. Gardenhouse is a mixed-use scheme consisting of 18 residential units above a ground floor dedicated to commercial use. Evoking the lush landscape of Beverly Hills, the scheme becomes a ‘hillside village’ with residential units ‘growing’ from the building’s living wall.
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When planning the Monroe County Parking Garage in Indiana, designers were looking for a way to break up the stark exterior of the six-story garage with a visually appealing element. They opted to incorporate green design through the installation of a low-maintenance vertical garden.
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When car-buyers stop by Hawthorne, California’s LAcarGUY-owned dealership, they are greeted with a uniquely “green” welcome. The Pacific Subaru showroom features a living wall system, home to more than 120 plants.
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Design/construction professionals can expand their knowledge at CitiesAlive Green Roof and Wall Conference, which will come to Seattle, Washington’s Sheraton Seattle Hotel from September 18 to 21
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In addition to the facility’s impressive bifold doors, the Golden 1 Center—the Sacramento Kings’ new basketball arena—has another claim to fame in its seven living walls.
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