Urban projects in Europe
Each of these projects is characterised by certain factors that make them special and therefore worth particular mention.
But they all have a common denominator: trees are the only air conditioner for outdoors!
Stadthöfe, Hamburg
Urban courtyards are what are known as heat islands. The air congests, heats up, and there is barely any in- or outflow.
Bürgermeister-Petersen-Platz, Hamburg
Squares in the inner city often heat up. Asphalted and surrounded by tall buildings, they offer no shade, and the radiant heat is enormous.
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
A feature that is commonplace in Sweden is unfortunately still a rarity in German cities: newly planted trees have their trunks packed in a water bag.
Flakbunker Roof, Hamburg
Buchholz Technology and Innovation Park
Instant town district, Alconbury / UK
Where planes used to take off and land, around 20,000 citizens now live surrounded by lots of, and above all large-scale, greenery.