Urban green Landscapes: the Green as contemporary Cult

Balconies, lodges, green roofs, solariums, etc. represent one of the fundamentals (according to the definition by Rem Koolhaas at Biennale di Venezia 2014) of contemporary architecture, that is triggering a new debate on the contemporary city and its landscape. The link between these solutions and n...

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Main Authors: Oscar Eugenio Bellini, Martino Mocchi
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