Roots of Veg.itecture: Introduction

One of the aims of the blog is not just to regurgitate what is new and interesting from the web, but also to provide some definition to the concept of Veg.itecture and the myriad forms that it takes. This is loosely organized into nine typologies that I plan on expanding upon in an ongoing series that lays out the forms of expression, based on a recent presentation for the Oregon ASLA that I gave this spring.


:: image by Jason King

As seen above, the typological investigation yields the following categories:

1. Green Rooftops
2. Roof Terrace
3. Vertical Greening for Aesthetics
4. Interior Vertical Greening for Aesthetics
5. Vertical Greening (Bioclimatic)
6. Interior Vertical Walls (Bioclimatic)
7. Rooftop Agriculture
8. Vertical Farming
9. Site Insertion

These are a work in progress and have evolved from some previous incarnations on definitions of these typologies, but essentially make up the chapters, with an obligatory preface and epilogue, of the book that I am currently working on about Veg.itecture (ahhh, the blog spinoff makes so much more sense now, no?). Stay tuned for some key points of these nine typologies - and I would definitely love some constructive feedback on how this sums up the genre.