http://inhabitat.com/shanghais-underground-park/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/shanghais-underground-park/comment-page-1/#comment-48406 fiona Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:48:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/12/shanghais-underground-park/#comment-48406 there r roof parks nowadays....dun feel silly eber.. there r roof parks nowadays….dun feel silly eber..

]]> http://inhabitat.com/shanghais-underground-park/comment-page-1/#comment-47346 eber Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:06:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/12/shanghais-underground-park/#comment-47346 Why not just have the buildings underground, and the parks on top? Or maybe I'm just being silly....? Why not just have the buildings underground, and the parks on top? Or maybe I’m just being silly….?

]]> http://inhabitat.com/shanghais-underground-park/comment-page-1/#comment-47324 Sep Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:43:09 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/12/shanghais-underground-park/#comment-47324 This might actually work, but why not call it Botanical Gardens and make something Shanghai doesn't have like dry desert. It would be easier to maintain than a wild fungus park, that would result from a typical Shanghai park when it's moved underground. This might actually work, but why not call it Botanical Gardens and make something Shanghai doesn’t have like dry desert. It would be easier to maintain than a wild fungus park, that would result from a typical Shanghai park when it’s moved underground.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/shanghais-underground-park/comment-page-1/#comment-47307 Micah Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:45:26 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/12/shanghais-underground-park/#comment-47307 Oh, and in answer to rek, the park would be a part of the main subway station to receive visitors to the World Expo being held in Shanghai in 2010. Oh, and in answer to rek, the park would be a part of the main subway station to receive visitors to the World Expo being held in Shanghai in 2010.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/shanghais-underground-park/comment-page-1/#comment-47306 Micah Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:44:36 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/12/shanghais-underground-park/#comment-47306 When this was reported on in the Chinese media, city officials were very non-commital. So far it sounds like it's just a wild idea coming out of the Ivory Tower. When this was reported on in the Chinese media, city officials were very non-commital. So far it sounds like it’s just a wild idea coming out of the Ivory Tower.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/shanghais-underground-park/comment-page-1/#comment-47259 rek Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:41:28 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/12/shanghais-underground-park/#comment-47259 What is the point of an underground park where the sky is just 5 feet overhead and everything has to be artificially lit and watered? Wouldn't a city-wide roof park make more sense? What is the point of an underground park where the sky is just 5 feet overhead and everything has to be artificially lit and watered? Wouldn’t a city-wide roof park make more sense?

]]> http://inhabitat.com/shanghais-underground-park/comment-page-1/#comment-47250 Tyler Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:26:53 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/12/shanghais-underground-park/#comment-47250 It seems to me that the cost of such intensive underground infrastructure (water, light) would be extremely taxing on the economy. Also, I'm curious as to what type of wildlife would venture beneath the surface to call the park their home. Just imagine flocks of migrating birds sandwiched between you and a fiber optic dotted cement ceiling. Odd... It seems to me that the cost of such intensive underground infrastructure (water, light) would be extremely taxing on the economy. Also, I’m curious as to what type of wildlife would venture beneath the surface to call the park their home. Just imagine flocks of migrating birds sandwiched between you and a fiber optic dotted cement ceiling. Odd…

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