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The lecture on green roofs and gardens really got me thinking about the many opportunities and different methods of implementing these into the urban environment.  Daniel Libeskind’s has designed a green new york tower that combines urbanism with trees and greenery.  This 54 foot condo building is made out of many glass windows with green gardens throughout the tower.  Openings are cut into the tower where these green “roofs” are placed.  These openings also provide balconies for those situated near them.  

LINK:   http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/4726/daniel-libeskinds-green-new-york-tower.html

This design caught my eye because it solves the problem that my studio group members and I struggled with in the creation of our artificial city.  Since our “airport” city was very dense and consisted of only large towers (no smaller forms residential housing), we had searched for a way to provide individual green space to these towers inhabitants. Our solution was to implement rotating towers.  We hadn’t exactly worked out the details, but had intended to eventually use this technology to provide greenery.  Daniel Libeskind’s design is exactly the idea we were looking for.  It literally takes the outdoor environment and brings it inside.  The residents living in the upper portion of the tower may no longer feel as if they are as far from the ground as they really are.  They can look out into a green garden they may only be a few stories down.  It’s a brilliant idea and a step towards solving the many issues we need to address now and in the future.