Landscape Architect Articles

Rubbish Goes Green10-27-08 | News

Rubbish Goes Green

"The idea was to create a system of hills and banks in a way that would avoid erosion from water.?EUR??,,????'?????<

A landscape restoration of a 370-acre dump at the Valley of Joan (La Vall d?EUR??,,????'?????<

The judges described the rehabilitation of the literally trashed and polluted landscape as a ?EUR??,,????'?????<

The land renovation focused on sustainability, employing underground drainage, recycled water and use of biogas. At the bottom of the valley is the water treatment plant (top left) and the biogas plant (bottom left).

The work began in 2000 and completed in 2008.

The landfill was metro Barcelona?EUR??,,????'?????<

Batlle and Roig designed for sustainability. Underground drainage for the site filters contaminates. Some of this recycled water irrigates the park and biogas emitted from the site provides some electricity.

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The Energy, Waste and Recycling category of the World Architecture Festival may not be the glamorous prize, but is certainly an important focus for our throwaway world.