Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Architects to transform two old railway yards into eco parks in Milan

OMA and Milan-based Laboratorio Permanente have won a competition to transform two abandoned railway yards in Milan into public parks that will act as “ecological filters” for the car-centric city. Titled Agenti Climatici (Climatic Agents), the master plan would use the natural air-purifying power of plants and the filtering capabilities of water to clean and cool the environment while adding new recreational spaces for the public. The project is part of a larger effort to redevelop disused post-industrial...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/architects-to-transform-two-old-railway-yards-into-eco-parks-in-milan
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