De Wereldzaadbank heeft als doel de zaden van (voedsel)gewassen op te slaan. Als het gewas in de buitenwereld uitsterft blijft de soort zo veilig bewaard om in de toekomst weer tot leven te kunnen worden gewekt. De zaadbank bevat inmiddels […]
Jacques Vink
4.3 Skt. Kjelds Kvarter
The transformation of the Østerbro district of Copenhagen’s city centre has been going on since the 1970s. Building blocks with predominantly stony inner courts characterized this part of Copenhagen. Denmark’s capital has 500 of such blocks. Together with the residents, […]
4.8 Landschaftspak Duisburg-Nord
The Landscape Park Duisburg Nord is located at the 200-hectare terrain of a former ironworks complex. This urban park has five functions: Neue Natur (protecting flora and fauna), Industrial museum, Volkspark (recreation), Abenteuerspielplatz (large playground) and Kulturforum (places of art […]
4.7 Landtong Rozenburg, Rotterdam
Landtong Rozenburg is een 55 hectare groot natuur- en recreactiegebied midden in de havens van Rotterdam. Als een van de natuurcompensatie projecten voor de Maashaven 2 levert het een bijdrage aan het ecologisch herstel van de Rijn-Maasmonding. Het langwerpige gebied […]
4.6 Stadswaard Nijmegen
Net als in Rotterdam wordt er ook stroomopwaarts in Nederland aan stedelijke natuur gewerkt. De uiterwaarden van de Waal bij Nijmegen worden opnieuw ingericht. Om in de toekomst meer water te kunnen bergen krijgt de rivier meer ruimte. Tegelijkertijd zal […]
4.5 Bartokpark, pop-up nature
In the middle of a residential neighbourhood at the edge of the city centre of Arnhem, there was a vacant piece of land. New developments had been stalled, turning it into a no man’s land. On the initiative of the […]
4.1 Red List City Garden
The Netherlands uses a so-called Red List of animal and plant species that have a protected status. With the Red List city garden, the designers of Buroharro want to show that even small projects can contribute to the protection of […]
4.2 The Oasis of Aboukir
Patrick Blanc is a botanist and his company developed the green wall into a high-tech version. In the ‘mur végétal’ the water system is essential. This vertical garden consists of a metal frame with a PVC plate as a foundation […]
4.5 Essenburgpark / wilderness playground
Most city parks are built by municipal services, but they do not have to be. Through different initiatives by local residents, a continuous park area is forming along a busy railway line at the edge of the Middelland district in […]
4.5 Sportplaza Mercator Public Swimmingpool
To let the building blend in with the Rembrandtpark, it was completely covered with vegetation. To this end, more than fifty species of plants, shrubs and trees were placed on the roof and the façades. The vertical growth panels are […]