Magdalena Chudy
Czasopismo Techniczne, Budownictwo Zeszyt 5-B (19) 2014 , 2014, s. 45 - 48
https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.14.335.3646Facing the climate change and scarcity of natural resources, it is essential to treat architecture and the whole urbanized environment as a part of one complex system creating nature. A building takes construction materials from nature and has an influence on water and soil conditions, biodiversity, air pollution, microclimate. Consequently, an existing building becomes a part of ecosystem having both beneficial and/or negative impact on nature. In order to construct an architectural object in compliance with current requirements, it is necessary to demonstrate a holistic knowledge of environmental conditions and foresee how they will be affected by a performing building.
Magdalena Chudy
Czasopismo Techniczne, Architektura Zeszyt 8 A (15) 2014, 2014, s. 5 - 9
https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.14.185.3273The constant expansion and intensification of urbanized areas resulting in microclimate deterioration, high air pollution and dust pollution levels, as well as noise provoking a response and a rise in urban greenery, is currently observed. In this context, the subject of green walls also known as vertical gardens subscribes to the notion of sustainable design and its growing popularity manifests the unbreakable bond between man and nature. One cannot overestimate the importance of green wall technology, which provides architects with new ecological elevation material, offering an unlimited number of textures and colour effects, changing according to the time of the day and season, and sometimes unpredictable even for the designer himself.