Section

Construction and Architecture

Title

THE WAY FROM HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL GARDEN (THE HISTORY OF VERTICAL GARDEN DEVELOPMENT)

Сontributors

B.A. Efimtsev, the Leader Architectural-planning of the workshop № 3 ZAO “Institute Urban planning”, Post-Graduate Student of the NIU “MGSU”, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract

High temps of building and less green areas is a common problem for all cities in the world. The problem of territorial deficit is covered in this article. Vertical gardens one of the solution of this problems. The history formation from ancient times to our days of green buildings is covered in this article. Particular attention is paid to factors that determines the way of vertical garden evolution. Different approaches to design green buildings were analyzed. An analysis of domestic practice shows that the development of «green buildings» was conceived in the horizontal gardening practices and the formation of the exploited roof terrace. Analysis of international experience shows that the current concept of «green building» confused with the term «energy efficient building». At the conclusion of the article given an idea that science principles of creating vertical gardens as a part of building are not done yet.

Keywords

vertical gardening, history, ecologisation, buildings, constructions, architecture, plants.

References

1.  Lebedev U. S., Rabinovich V. I., Pologai E. D. and others. Architectural Bionics / Ed. Lebedev U. S. — M.: Stroiizdat, 1990. — 269 p.

2.  Titiova N. P. Roof Gardens. — M.: OLMA PRESS grand, 2002. — 102 p.

3.  Hart White Stanley. Vegetation-bearing architectonic structure and system. — patent US2113523 A,

1938.

4.  Patrick Blanc. Vertical gardens: bringing the city to life. — Thames & Hudson, W. W. Norton &

Company, — 2012. — 208 p.