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From Hospital to Green District: Cidade Matarazzo, São Paulo
Cidade Matarazzo introduces a different kind of urban experience. Starting from an existing hospital building that was carefully preserved, the site has been transformed into a modern district designed to bring life, greenery, and cultural activity to a historic corner of São Paulo.
From the Desk of TGS
Jan 282 min read
The challenge of adding 10,900 plants to an urban building in Alicante
Three facades of the Suiters Building in the heart of Spain's Alicante have been transformed with greenery, bringing a host of sustainability benefits. Green facades not only help regulate indoor temperatures but also improve urban living by filtering dust, softening traffic noise, and enhancing overall city aesthetics.
From the Desk of TGS
Jan 172 min read
Inside Amsterdam’s most unusual skyscraper: Blending city life with landscape
A vertical urban ecosystem by MVRDV in Amsterdam’s Zuidas, Valley blends architecture, landscape, and smart technology into a living, breathing skyscraper.
From the Desk of TGS
May 1, 20253 min read
Bosco Verticale in Milan: The transformative power of vertical gardens
Amidst the concrete, traffic, and fast pace of major European cities, a new trend is literally climbing the walls — vertical gardens. This form of green architecture beautifies cities and radically transforms how we interact with the urban environment. Far from being a passing fad, vertical gardens offer a creative and sustainability-minded response to global warming, pollution, and growing urban density.
Román Hernández
Apr 24, 20253 min read
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