Comments on: GARDEN SPOTS: Renegade air gardening for NYC http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: brad cownoverhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/comment-page-1/#comment-88013 brad cownover Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:29:15 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/#comment-88013 I applaud creative ideas rooted (no punn intended) in sustainable practices that provide multiple benefits, such as the ones this design promises to provide. I\'m also glad that creative people are out there recognizing unnecessary visual blight and trying to come up with solutions.However, this concept is like putting lipstick on a pig. With no disrespect intended towards the design team, when all is said in done, we still have a pig.So, as an alternative, I would love to see the time and energy invested by this and other design firms in helping to rid NY and communities across the country of unnecessary billboard and other visual blight.Architects, landscape architects, urban designers, and planners are all professions well positioned to help communities document the character of the places they love and then plan and design solutions that protect or enhance that character.Green as it could be, it is still lipstick on a pig.Brad Cownover, ASLA Scenic America www.scenic.org I applaud creative ideas rooted (no punn intended) in sustainable practices that provide multiple benefits, such as the ones this design promises to provide. I\’m also glad that creative people are out there recognizing unnecessary visual blight and trying to come up with solutions.

However, this concept is like putting lipstick on a pig. With no disrespect intended towards the design team, when all is said in done, we still have a pig.

So, as an alternative, I would love to see the time and energy invested by this and other design firms in helping to rid NY and communities across the country of unnecessary billboard and other visual blight.

Architects, landscape architects, urban designers, and planners are all professions well positioned to help communities document the character of the places they love and then plan and design solutions that protect or enhance that character.

Green as it could be, it is still lipstick on a pig.

Brad Cownover, ASLA
Scenic America
http://www.scenic.org

]]> By: franceshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/comment-page-1/#comment-86033 frances Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:09:47 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/#comment-86033 Chas - people aren't the only creatures on the planet. Birds will get better use out of them if they are at birds-eye level. Nice idea. Hopefully easy to maintain. Chas – people aren’t the only creatures on the planet. Birds will get better use out of them if they are at birds-eye level.
Nice idea. Hopefully easy to maintain.

]]> By: links for 2008-06-22 « Francis Andersonhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/comment-page-1/#comment-85990 links for 2008-06-22 « Francis Anderson Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:32:24 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/#comment-85990 [...] Inhabitat » GARDEN SPOTS: Renegade air gardening for NYC Any of us who live in NYC know its not always the ‘greenest’ place - at least when it comes to flora and fauna. Thats why we are enamored with TODO Design’s proposal to take over New York City billboards and greenify them with living air gardens. (tags: green eco newyork urban) Posted by francisanderson Filed in Uncategorized [...] [...] Inhabitat » GARDEN SPOTS: Renegade air gardening for NYC Any of us who live in NYC know its not always the ‘greenest’ place – at least when it comes to flora and fauna. Thats why we are enamored with TODO Design’s proposal to take over New York City billboards and greenify them with living air gardens. (tags: green eco newyork urban) Posted by francisanderson Filed in Uncategorized [...]

]]> By: diggdugghttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/comment-page-1/#comment-85833 diggdugg Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:18:32 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/#comment-85833 That's a great aesthetic idea, but who will trim the plants when they start blocking the view of the ads. That is what pays the bills on those things afterall. Also, the plants will get in the way when signs have to be changed out. That’s a great aesthetic idea, but who will trim the plants when they start blocking the view of the ads. That is what pays the bills on those things afterall. Also, the plants will get in the way when signs have to be changed out.

]]> By: Chashttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/comment-page-1/#comment-85698 Chas Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:38:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/19/new-submission-10/#comment-85698 I think this is an interesting idea to beautify an unatractive billboard but I'd personally would rather have the gardens down at human level where people could interact with it & enjoy it, rather than up in the air out of reach. I'd like to see more green roofs, vegetated facades, green streetscapes, community gardens & parks. I think this is an interesting idea to beautify an unatractive billboard but I’d personally would rather have the gardens down at human level where people could interact with it & enjoy it, rather than up in the air out of reach. I’d like to see more green roofs, vegetated facades, green streetscapes, community gardens & parks.

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