Comments on: AR AWARDS: Taketo Shimohigoshi’s Suspended Gardens

By: Rick Ostrander

Rick Ostrander — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:40:07 +0000

Utter nonsense and a total waste. Let’s see some ideas for low-cost production of food and energy on the thousands [millions?] of acres of urban rooftops, to feed urban populations in The Long Emergency of energy descent.

By: kenneth

kenneth — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:36:18 +0000

I just dont get it….what is new about this – or even practicable? I might be missing something here…help me understand the genius in this.

By: pahl

pahl — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:05:57 +0000

as rude as it may sound, I dont think this is such a new concept. i think that everyone should look back into old late 60′s early 70′s comercial design, i seem to remember alot of beams in malls covered with draped ivy.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:23:00 +0000

This is a great project that looks cool in it’s surroundings. However the architects comment about vegetation handling in mid air where nature is not in its natural place is a little questionable, its moss. Mosses can grow in some pretty harsh environments, with a steel beam topped with a controlled growing medium not being one of them. Throw some substantial vegetation on top of those beams and then my imagination and sensuality might get stirred up.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:02:30 +0000

What an ingenious idea, and great design!