Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Striking, solar-powered LA roundabout manages stormwater runoff with art

Public art and stormwater management go hand in hand in the Riverside Roundabout, a circular intersection that’s far more functional and eye-catching than your average traffic rotunda. Designed by local art studio Greenmeme, the Riverside Roundabout is the “first modern roundabout in Los Angeles” that doubles as a stormwater detention landscape vegetated with native, water-wise plants that also help fight air pollution. Powered with solar energy, the bio-retention installation is also marked...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/striking-solar-powered-la-roundabout-manages-stormwater-runoff-with-art
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