Comments on: Bosco Verticale – photo by Peri Gmbh

By: Marc Johnson

Marc Johnson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:47:16 +0000

Seems like a cool idea in the short term. I see problems with having the maintain or prune the trees. Who will be liable when a branch falls off and kills someone? How long is the concrete going to hold in the growth of the roots? This seems destined to fail.

By: geoffm

geoffm — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:01:04 +0000

looks just as bad as the worlds largest family home.
will be interesting see how long before all that wet earth causes concrete cancer in all those cantilevered planters.

By: Philatonian

Philatonian — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:09:19 +0000

This looks really cool but I’m very skeptical about the benefits of “vertical farms.” 2.5 acres is not a lot, and forests get most of their water from the ground. If you’ve ever had a container garden you know that even the deepest potted plants need to be watered every day. In addition to the technology required to build these things, they require technical maintenance. That takes resources. You can’t equate a 2.5 acre park with a 2.5 acre structure that’s covered with planters. One is a building, regardless of what it looks like. As fantastic as this is conceptually, it’s just lip service.