What would an eco-friendly downtown look like? The newurbanism blog has some examples, including an award winning concept from Vancouver’s Romses Architects.
Cities around the world are running into the same problems with their infrastructure: how can we create true eco-friendly living where cars, concrete and metal dominate? Its not simple. Problems of old infrastructure and traditional city planning curb significant efforts to recreate a city’s environment. New urban developments, like Blue Springs’ downtown revitalization, are much easier to reimagine with green living; the upper west side of Manhattan is another thing entirely.
What is the answer? Instead of trying to take the cities back into the natural environment, architects, designers and eco-friendly entrepreneurs are attempting to bring the natural environment back into the cities, right underneath their noses. These eco-towers and sustainable skyscrapers could become a part of your skyline in the coming decades. What do you think? Green, or not? Inspiring or silly? Check out this description of one proposal in Vancouver:
See more examples and original blog here.
