{"id":3277,"date":"2009-12-04T05:19:54","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T05:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2009-12-04T05:19:54","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T05:19:54","slug":"green-dreams-for-social-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/green-dreams-for-social-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Green dreams for social space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/greentainer-project.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3278\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/greentainer-project-390x278.jpg\" alt=\"greentainer-project\" width=\"773\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The greentainer project by <a href=\"http:\/\/exposurearchitects.com\/10projects\/10projects_dett.asp?t=1&amp;nodo=30&amp;nodo2=&amp;tipo=20&amp;id=52#\">Exposure architects<\/a>\u00a0demonstrates the innovative social potential of relatively simple green roof spaces. By importing a modern green house to function as a flexible space for art exhibitions, soirees etc the social use of a roof garden space can be enhanced without detracting from\u00a0the vibrancy of its\u00a0outdoor quality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetsongreen.com\/2008\/09\/beautiful-green.html\">The Residences 900 <\/a>\u00a0in Chicago is a beatifully executed\u00a0(but more conventional) social space on a green roof. However, the benefits of a mixed garden to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.utoronto.ca\/science-and-technology\/students-create-a-buzz-with-green-roof-research.html\">ecology<\/a> cannot be underestimated. The roof garden on the 17th floor of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pfs.bc.ca\/html_proj\/proj_amenity.shtml?10\">Washington Mutual Bank <\/a>\u00a0is a little more zen.\u00a0It creates a contemplative social environment\u00a0reminiscent of\u00a0a wind swept plain &#8211; yet provides views across Elliot Bay.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The greentainer project by Exposure architects\u00a0demonstrates the innovative social potential of relatively simple green roof spaces. By importing a modern green house to function as a flexible space for art exhibitions, soirees etc the social use of a roof garden space can be enhanced without detracting from\u00a0the vibrancy of its\u00a0outdoor quality. The Residences 900 \u00a0in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[229,112,193,237],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}