Madrid architecture studio Ecosistema Urbano has created a modular tower with inflatable awnings and stacks of native plants to mitigate the effects of climate change in urban areas.
Polinature is a temporary installation located on the grounds of Harvard University to demonstrate a "short-term strategy that instantly generates biodiversity and climate comfort".
Ecosistema Urbano has created a modular tower to combat the effects of climate change
Designers Belinda Tato and Jose Luis Vallejo of studio Ecosistema Urbano created the structure to act as an affordable, "plug-in" public space that simultaneously provides shelter while attracting local pollinators to urban areas that lack greenspace.
More specifically, it is designed for communities impacted by the "park equity gap", which refers to a disparity in access to greenspace that disproportionately affects low-income communities and communities of colour. A temporary installation of the tower is on display at Harvard University
"As a result of the changing climate and the park equity gap, vulnerable communities will disproportionately face the largest consequences," said the team.
"Polinature is designed as a temporary solution to mitigate the effects of climate change in these vulnerable communities. It can be part of a short-term strategy that instantly generates biodiversity and climate comfort while longer-term policies and projects are developed and implemented."
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