You have chosen such an important and significant topic for the current edition of the architectural magazine, dear @aplusd! ❤️ It is so important and serious that I automatically asked myself if I had my own materials on it. But no, the only pictures I had (of one park) are already posted here, so I won't "surprise" you with a post this week that follows the theme of the magazine 😄.
I have a lot to say about the greening of cities, after I myself recently discovered something very monstrous - one of the most polluted cities in my country, which was built with the aim of being an industrial hub, is actually known as one of the most green cities here. Well, I won't comment any further. 😌 But if we look into the past, dear @storiesoferne, shall we not say again that people then understood things better than we do now? In every respect. Gardens, a sign of prestige, are an integral part of every castle, every aristocratic building. Was this done unconsciously, or did the people then know very well that garden was crucial part of any building and that it gave the occupants of that building things they needed and that nothing else could provide them?
On the other hand, it's amazing what desert countries and cities make regarding greening nowadays. Don't you think that these countries are the most inventive in this regard and take the best care of nature and its treasures, dear @arkicarls? Just like you, I have also marveled at the utilization of every single area by planting it, traveling through extremely dry and "desert" areas of Spain, for example.
Dear @besamu, it is hard to imagine that one park can accommodate and provide so many activities and different places that Bararida Park provides. This undoubtedly entices people to visit it. Although I wonder if they need this bait. 🙂 We are so deeply and strongly drawn to nature that we do not need many prompts and promises to visit it.
When I saw the theme of the magazine, as well as the cover photo, I said to myself: Singapore - this is totally spot on. I don't know if there is any other country in the world that has achieved so much in every respect in the direction of greening and bringing nature closer to people, dear @cherryng. It has literally worked wonders in this regard. And we, the people of other continents, can only admire and bow before what has been achieved there.
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Thank you dear @soulsdetour for the excellent compliments! The greening of cities is certainly one of the world's most critically crucial issues nowadays as it targets the lifeline, long-term survival, and sustainability of our planet. 😀
On a similar note, we are also not surprised when you mentioned that one of your country's most polluted and industrialized urban centers have advocated the green revolution. Trees, for instance, will absorb huge amounts of carbon dioxide and will release oxygen in exchange - absolutely vital for the continuously habitable conditions required for human populations. They definitely made the best move to control the ultimate deterioration of their metropolis. 👍
Hope all cities around the globe will embrace more of Mother Nature's undeniable benefits. 😎
Indeed dear @soulsdetour. Ancient civilizations and their builders I believe have deliberately incorporated gardens and other green spaces into their majestic estates not only for aesthetic and prestigious purposes but also for general health standards. As primitive as their construction technologies might be, they already understood our innate connection to Mother Nature as human beings, plus the numerous advantages they enjoyed by patronizing her. 👍
On the flip side, if they were not yet aware of the positive results gardens offer to humanity and to the environment, they probably must have discovered it by accident - through the obvious manifestations of people's well-being who have cultivated these wondrous landscapes of nature. 😊
Hello Soulsdetour, I appreciate your words of encouragement to all of us who have participated in this magazine directed and created by our great friend storiesoferne. Regarding the Bararida Park, I can only tell you that I lived very close to the space where the first trees were planted that today make up the Bararida Park. In fact, the neighborhood where I lived had the same name and the children used to play on those lands. As the story tells us, originally it had been decided to use 110 hectares of the zoma to build a vegetable lung for the city that was already beginning to grow; however, the dictatorial government of the 1950s allowed the use of less than 20 hectares. Let's just imagine if this park had the original dimensions, if with only those 20 hectares so much vital space has been built for our city, not only of vegetation, but a zoo that is well recognized for dedicating itself to the protection and reproduction of endangered species of extinction and for helping to raise awareness of the need to protect our mother nature. Receive a fraternal greeting.
Hi @soulsdetour ☺️
I totally agree with you! This country totally proved me wrong about desert cities. Of course with help of new technologies and innovations everything seemed to be possible. For sure it would take a lot of cost and risk but the long term effect is much more valuable🧡