Unlike in South Korea's typical valley-based towns, where reduced ventilation creates smog, the concept here is to build green space upward, imitating patterns of hills and valleys. Each tower would drip with lushly planted terraces.
mvrdv.nl
Call it responsibility or accountability. Or simple popular demand. The rarefied world of design is embracing the environment as never before. Top architects are implementing revolutionary methods. Fashion and furniture mainstays are manufacturing products using sustainable materials. And luxury empires are establishing credos on issues their customers are still waking up to. Behind the scenes, trailblazing executives are taking big risks to make it all happen — beautifully.
Gwanggyo Power Center