The Green Dip: Book Launch at Nieuwe Instituut
MVRDV, the Why Factory and TU Delft present The Green Dip, a visual manifesto on the possibilities of urban greening and architectural strategies for integrating vegetation into buildings. Co-authors Winy Maas (MVRDV) and Javier Arpa Fernandéz will present the book, followed by a panel discussion with city makers, researchers and biodiversity experts.
What if our streets were greener, and our cities thrived and turned into biodiverse forests? What would the resulting urban ecosystems look like? The Green Dip presents methods for bringing nature back to our cities and imagines a global urban forest – from Beijing to Singapore, Dubai, Moscow, Kinshasa, Paris, New York and Sao Paulo.
The Green Dip proposes a database of plant species that designers can easily incorporate into their buildings, and even dreams of software, The Green Maker, to help with the process.
Programme
- 20.00 Doors open
- 20.15 Welcome speech
- 20.15-21.00 Presentation by Winy Maas and Javier Arpa Fernández
- 21.00-21.30 Q&A with Winy Maas and Javier Arpa Fernández, chaired by Saskia van Stein.
This book launch will take place at the Nieuwe Instituut during the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam on the theme of Nature of Hope. RVSP through the website of Nieuwe Instituut.
The book is available on Thursday 10 October at NAi booksellers. Also, you can buy the book on our webshop.
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