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Beirut Wonder Forest is an environmental initiative on a city scale launched by Wassim Melki and myself in Beirut–2012
Beirut is a concrete and pollution mayhem and there is a huge lack in green spaces. Therefore, given the circumstances, our initiative came to be by suggesting that each building grows its own rooftop garden.
Nothing fancy, just a couple of trees in a large fixed pot on each rooftop. The municipalities offer tax reductions or benefits to the buildings that have a well maintained rooftop garden, and the gardening/plant companies could offer discounts and sponsorship.
Ultimately, the plan was to have beirut as a rooftop wonder forest, but the initiative managed to be applied on 40 public schools in Beirut through governmental support and funding.
links
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/meast/beirut-wonder-forest/,
http://inhabitat.com/beirut-wonder-forest-could-infuse-the-lebanon-capital-with-some-much-needed-greenery/,
http://wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-01/04/beirut-wonder-forest,
http://courrierinternational.com/article/2012/02/09/une-foret-suspendue-sur-les-toits-de-beyrouth
media
agriculture, urban planning
collaboration
Wassim Melki–Architect
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Beirut Wonder Forest is an environmental initiative on a city scale launched by Wassim Melki and myself in Beirut–2012
Beirut is a concrete and pollution mayhem and there is a huge lack in green spaces. Therefore, given the circumstances, our initiative came to be by suggesting that each building grows its own rooftop garden.
Nothing fancy, just a couple of trees in a large fixed pot on each rooftop. The municipalities offer tax reductions or benefits to the buildings that have a well maintained rooftop garden, and the gardening/plant companies could offer discounts and sponsorship.
Ultimately, the plan was to have beirut as a rooftop wonder forest, but the initiative managed to be applied on 40 public schools in Beirut through governmental support and funding.
links
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/meast/beirut-wonder-forest/,
http://inhabitat.com/beirut-wonder-forest-could-infuse-the-lebanon-capital-with-some-much-needed-greenery/,
http://wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-01/04/beirut-wonder-forest,
http://courrierinternational.com/article/2012/02/09/une-foret-suspendue-sur-les-toits-de-beyrouth
media
agriculture, urban planning
collaboration
Wassim Melki–Architect
