Author(s): Winy Maas, Javier Arpa Fernández, Adrien Ravon
Editor(s): Alexandra Khomenko
What if vegetation proliferated in our cities, transforming them into veritable forests rich in flora? What would the resulting urban ecosystems be?
The Green Dip, an ongoing research project led by The Why Factory at Delft University of Technology, is a visual manifesto that speculates on greening solutions for cities and imagines architectural strategies for incorporating vegetation into buildings.
Green Dip envisions a global urban forest — from Beijing to Singapore, Dubai, Moscow, Kinshasa, Paris, New York, and São Paulo. It proposes a database of plant species for designers to easily incorporate into their buildings and envisions software to aid this process.
Green Dip takes a global perspective, understanding that different climates provide specific environments for native species to thrive. It presents a method for calculating environmental benefits and estimating the planetary impacts of greening our cities.
Amid the climate emergency, The Green Dip is a manifesto for reintroducing nature into our homes and transforming our relationship with the environment. It demonstrates that agriculture, forestry, and organic production can catalyze alternative approaches to urbanization.
Green Dip is the first part of a trilogy of publications focused on the integration of nature and the city. It will be followed by BiodiverCity, which examines the integration of wildlife into the built environment, and Biotopia, dedicated to designing entirely with nature.
Like all previous publications by The Why Factory, The Green Dip is based on student work — not scientific work. This book is the result of design speculation.
We're running out of time. Regardless of the prepositions we choose, it's time to design with, for and like nature.
https://bienaldearquitetura.org.br/en/programacao/the-green-dip-covering-the-city-with-a-forest/
ISBN: 978-94-6208-794-1
Language: English
Place of Publication: Rotterdam
Publisher: nai010
Number of Pages: 360
Publication Status: Published 2024