Why Green Skyscrapers are a Terrible Idea – Adam Something - eviltoast

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“Because green skyscrapers and high-rises are a bullshit non-solution to serious systemic problems.”

“But if you want greenery on a building nonetheless, do I have an idea for you – a portable, modular, scalable solution called ‘potted plants on your balcony’.”

  • mayooooo@beehaw.org
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    10 months ago

    It’s always about the money. And if you are building a high building chances are you don’t have acres around. And like you say, the solution is not building a dumbass vertical garden, it’s politics. Green the city because you as a citizen should force the city to be good