#91: A West African Perspective on Sustainable Architecture, with James Inedu-George (HTL Africa)

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With GatherMap you can create beautiful, interactive maps for public engagement and crowdsourcing data with maps. Learn more here: https://gathermap.greenurbanist.org/- - - Subscribe to the Green Urbanist Newsletter Work Together Get in touch Urban Wilding Hub GatherMap - Interac ...  Show more

Why aren't there more 'vertical forest' buildings? (3 reasons)

Everyone seems to love vegetated buildings like 'Bosco Verticale' in Milan (pictured). So, why isn't this a standard building approach for new buildings? Why are there still so few of them?In this episode I go under the surface and explain three reasons why vertical forest buildi ...  Show more

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