Integrating as much greenery as possible in the heart of urban spaces: it has become a priority for some of the world's biggest cities which are now confronted with excessive urbanisation. In Turin, in northern Italy, where it took 5 years to build the imposing "25 Verde", a residential building comprising of 63 apartments mixing architecture and nature. Creating a green oasis in the middle of the city... Luciano Pia, the architect who worked on the project, successfully met this incredible challenge.
In Les Yvelines is the historical village of Montfort L'Amaury, home to one of the greenest houses in Ile de France. Emmanuel Coste, architect, built a bioclimatic and passive house called the maison Canopée for him and his family.
It is in Bali, Indonesia, is a rather original school, called Green School, its architecture as well as its openness on major environmental issues are tremendously thought-provoking. The initiative is new: building a school out of bamboo in the heart of the jungle, where the severity of tradition...
