Hello everyone,
I have just come across an interesting article (video actually) sharing how a team of designers have come up with an idea to create moss structures in cities, acting in a way like a tree, to help tackle urban air pollution.
Unleashing the power of moss in our cities [Source BBC Magazine]
I thought this is quite an interesting dicussion point, the power of moss and thought I would share it with you all! Moss apparently has the ability to 'store pollution particles and then use them as nutrients'. Pretty cool! 🙂
Personally, one of the things I like about living in London is there are lots of green spaces and parks and I don't think this is to replace this. There are places in central London where it is not possible to add any trees (or not without digging up the road), which have high pollution levels so perhaps moss sculptures are the way to go! I suppose in a way the 'moss trees' could be designed in lots of different ways to fit the different architecture of the surrounding.
What do you think? Do you think it would be nice to have lots of green moss sculptures around a city?
It would be great to hear your thoughts.
Thanks,
Lizzie
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