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277 results for Roof garden

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Prickly clients

18 October 2018

A garden of succulents near Madrid uses architecture and good design to support its plants, quietly showing them off to their full potential.

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Food

17 January 2013

An update on all things food-related, such as a kitchen garden in Melbourne and a sushi taxi in Japan.

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High ideals

22 June 2017

Sing it from the rooftops: Milan’s greenery is in the heavens.

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Hidden behind discreet fences away from the downtown hubbub, chef Fernando Trocca’s home has been transformed by Alejandro Sticotti into a modernist masterpiece filled with sunshine, greenery and pine.

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Growing gains

21 May 2020

One rewarding way to soften our cityscapes and add life to our homes is with plants. Here we offer a few fail-safe tips for growers and a call to action to let your civic pride spread beyond your four walls.

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Doctor feelgood

20 June 2019

Roof gardens, natural light, green space – how three health centres are tackling modern healthcare challenges.

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Design/Architecture

17 May 2011

The latest products, players, projects and happenings in the worlds of architecture, homeware, packaging and more.

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Under the sun

19 May 2015

There is something about creating a seat for the great outdoors that leaves too many designers lost in a hessian-upholstered haze. We’re glad to see, then, that there are makers of alfresco furniture that remain true to the…

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The Agenda: Design & Urbanism

30 January 2025

A cosy housing project in Greenland and a botanical garden in Belgium.

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Creative directors

17 June 2010

Quality of life isn’t just about cycle lanes and roof gardens; our cities need inspirational thinking and ideas from the cultural sphere, too. Here, we profile five players – from a South African rock band to a Tokyo web…

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Air time

17 June 2009

Cities are combating urban sprawl by adding another layer – on their roofs. We profile the best projects, from sky-high soccer pitches to cinemas.

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Home visit

17 October 2012

The origami roof of the new Center for Cancer and Health suggests that this is no ordinary hospital. Nord Architects Copenhagen has achieved a design leap by creating a leafy courtyard and comfortable interiors.

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The Urbanist - Let’s hit the mall

21 May 2015

From arcades to American-style malls, shopping centres are where you can find everything under one roof. But these – usually gigantic – buildings are not always welcome. This week we head to Beirut and discover an old souk…

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Green rooms

12 April 2017

Although rather unremarkable at first glance, the small pitch-roofed former park-keeper’s houses that pepper Vancouver’s public spaces are among some of the most quietly recognisable features of the city’s park system.…

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Turning heads

19 April 2018

Once you’ve spotted one you can’t stop – there’s one on a Brooklyn warehouse roof, another in an alpine meadow. Sinister and mean, these plastic owls have become a global design success by doing one thing well: scaring the…

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Alameda

20 May 2010

This parkside district in Spain’s fourth city is a perfect place for a second home thanks to its excellent transport links, abundance of sunshine and famous cocktail bars. If that wasn’t enough, there are plenty of old…