Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Amsterdam, Netherlands
At the primary school Laterna Magica, a green rainproof playground was created that is effective in stormwater retention, reduces soil erosion, supports biodiversity and…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
A community project named Green Rehab in Göteborg’s botanical garden and it is “a nature-based rehabilitation programme for workers suffering from stress-related illness or…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external) Green areas for water management
Antwerpen, Belgium
The green roof and courtyard/patio on a new campus building of the University of Applied Sciences consist of trees and plants that reduce temperature and improve air quality…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external)
Wirral, United Kingdom
The scheme of the single storey extension building ‘the Irene Kennedy Centre’ (Wirral Churches’ Ark Project, known as, Wirral Ark; a registered charity) includes a sedum roof…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Nature on buildings (external)
Zürich, Switzerland
Under the “Bahn 2000” project while restructuring the main railway station of Zurich, a green roof has been implemented on one of the platforms. The whole area was mapped as…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Montpellier, France
In 2013, architecture firm BIG's design was chosen for a proposed Museum of the Human Body in Montpellier (Ref. 1). The plan was "An ambitious scenographic project…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Nature on buildings (external)
Zürich, Switzerland
One of the largest green roof building sites in Switzerland, the new dispatch building at Kloten International Airport is Dock E. Previously known as Dock Midfield the…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Nature on buildings (external) Green areas for water management
Bradford, United Kingdom
The roof installation at the Re:center building comprises of a wildlife pond planted with native marginal plants, a native wildflower area, grasses and herbs, bird feeder…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Stuttgart, Germany
In 2008 the new building of the WGV-Insurance has been opened in Stuttgart. Since then customers and employees of the WGV have enjoyed the beautiful courtyards which…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Nature on buildings (external)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The project focuses on encouraging residents of Rio de Janerio's Arará favela to install green roofs on their homes, primarily to reduce the urban heat island effect but…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Karlsruhe, Germany
The renewal of the 220 sqm roof terrace of the Ministry of the Environment in 2010 focused on improving the thermal insulation of the building and the remaking of its green…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external)
Bydgoszcz, Poland
The NBS is a 200 m² green roof created as a complementary element to the concept of a low-emission building of the Demonstration Centre of Renewable Energy Sources at the…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
Read more
Green Roof of an underground parking Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Alicante/Alacant, Spain
This underground garage in Alicante, Spain, received a green roof makeover according to Alicante's climatological conditions (Ref. 2). Urbanarbolismo, a Spanish firm…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Blue infrastructure Nature in buildings (indoor) Nature on buildings (external)
Blimbingsari, Indonesia
Banyuwangi International Airport in East Java is the first green airport in Indonesia and was recognized with an award from the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) in 2021…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
Green Roof of St David's shopping centreClimate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Cardiff, United Kingdom
In 2013, St Davids shopping centre, which has over 200 stores and restaurants (ref 5) completed the installation of a green roof, which included bird boxes and beehives and…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
Read more
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external)
Venezia, Italy
The Veneto Eye Bank Foundation, a social welfare organization and regional centre of reference for cornea transplantation and research into epithelial stem cells, is a…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
