Selection and consideration of vegetable species for architectural green-enveloping surfaces: a methodological instrument

The article expresses the need for a change in the comprehension and participation of architects towards the current urban environmental crisis. It enhances the importance of the city/nature relationship focusing on the ecological benefits that vegetable species bring on to architectural and urban p...

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Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2011
Institución:
Universidad Antonio Nariño
Repositorio:
Repositorio UAN
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uan.edu.co:123456789/10523
Acceso en línea:
https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/49
https://repositorio.uan.edu.co/handle/123456789/10523
Palabra clave:
Techos verdes
fachadas verdes
biodiversidad urbana
Green roofs
green facades
urban biodiversity
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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Summary:The article expresses the need for a change in the comprehension and participation of architects towards the current urban environmental crisis. It enhances the importance of the city/nature relationship focusing on the ecological benefits that vegetable species bring on to architectural and urban projects, when considered as enveloping surface materials. Thus, the authors propose a methodological instrument comprised by two main components: the first one analyzes the requirements to take into account when including vegetable species as architectural enclosures (green roofs, walls and terraces); and the second one constitutes the matrix for accurately selecting those species, where, by means of simple adding operations, it allows for visualizing different varieties, their respectiveattributes and their final grading