Technologies of constructing Warsaw’s green elevations in the context of global and Polish realizations

• Main Author: Anna Nowak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw University of Life Sciences 2021-02-01
• Series: Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura
• Subjects: green elevations; vertical gardens; warsaw; construction technology; architecture
• Online Access: http://www.architectura.actapol.net/tom19/zeszyt4/19_4_5.pdf

Green elevations are one of the elements of modern and technologically advanced pro-ecological architecture. As a result of this phenomenon, greenery has become a material modifying the character of the architectural object, constituting a new quality element in the urban landscape of Polish cities. The development of technical possibilities of shaping vegetation systems allowed for various applications of greenery in architecture also in more difficult climate conditions, such as a cold, dry winter and a hot, dry summer like those found in Poland. The use of greenery on the facade has many positive aspects, which are obtained as a result of the synergy of nature, technology and art.