{"id":57595,"date":"2020-01-22T08:45:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T13:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=57595"},"modified":"2024-03-19T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:02:09","slug":"architectural-drawings-green-roofs-sections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/architectural-drawings-green-roofs-sections\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Drawings: 8 Green Roofs in Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Do you have an outstanding image that tells a compelling architectural story? The <a href=\"https:\/\/info.architizer.com\/vision-awards?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2026 Vision Awards<\/strong><\/a> has a range of categories, from hyperrealistic or artistic renderings to expressive drawings or hybrid digital mediums.<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionawards.architizer.com\/a\/organizations\/main\/submissions\/submissionnotcompleted?solicitationId=31&amp;utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Start your entry &gt;<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands?q=green%20roofs\">Green roofs<\/a> are making a comeback. From the most basic sod roofs to modern rooftop parks spanning thousands of feet, green roofs have shaped architecture throughout history. Green roofs are a layered combination of vegetation and membrane over a building that can help insulate and provide water management. But understanding green roofs can be tricky, as it&#8217;s a delicate balance between living and man-made systems.<\/p>\n<p>The following projects showcase green roof design in section, revealing building-wide formal moves and up-close detailing. These systems help mitigate the heat island effect, create habitats, filter pollutants, sequester carbon and can increase agricultural and amenity space. Drawn from a diverse range of scales and programs, they show different ways that green roofs can be implemented in projects both large and small. To learn more, you can check out Architizer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/product-guides\/product-guide\/green-roofs\/\">Green Roof Guide<\/a>, which introduces larger concepts of green roof systems. The guide covers the fundamentals of selecting roofing systems with consultants.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-57598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-71.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-71.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-71-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-71-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-71-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-71-1536x1081.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57599 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-66.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-66.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-66-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-66-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-66-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-66-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/professionnal-technical-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professionnal &amp; Technical High School<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/marjan-hessamfar-joe-verons-architectes-associes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">marjan hessamfar &amp; joe verons architectes associes<\/a>, Mont-de-Marsan, France<\/p>\n<p>This High School building is surrounded by a woodland, a protected forest with several hundred-year old oak trees and tall pine trees. The forest on the hill side behind the school is visible from the front of the building which is split into individual blocks integrated into the landscape. The re-vegetation of the hill sides was continued onto the roof on the west side. Landscaping of the site has a continuous, flowing feel as it incorporates the building into the actual hill side and forest. Flowering meadows were chosen for both the slopes and the roof as they are easy to maintain and fit in well with the local wood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57601 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-65.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"1000\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-65.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-65-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-65-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57602 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-62.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-62.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-62-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-62-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-62-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/vancouver-convention-centre-west-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vancouver Convention Centre West<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/lmn-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LMN Architects<\/a>, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s first LEED Platinum convention center, Vancouver Convention Centre West fully integrates the urban ecosystem at the intersection of a vibrant downtown core. The iconic living roof, visible from throughout the city, forms the terminus of a chain of waterfront parks that rings the harbor and creates continuous stepping-stone habitat between the convention center and Stanley Park. Less visible but equally productive, an artificial concrete reef drops below the waterfront promenade, designed in collaboration with marine biologists to restore the ecology of the natural shoreline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-57606 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-55.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"1404\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-55.jpg 1404w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-55-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-55-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-55-768x547.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57607 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-54.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"1450\" height=\"965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-54.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-54-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-54-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-54-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1450px) 100vw, 1450px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-57608 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-56.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-56.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-56-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-56-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-56-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-56-1536x861.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/california-academy-of-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>California Academy of Sciences<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/renzo-piano-building-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renzo Piano Building Workshop<\/a>, San Francisco, CA, United States<\/p>\n<p>The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is one of the few Natural Science Institutes where the public experience is directly related to in house scientific research, done in the same building, since its foundation.The roof, floating at the same height as the roof of the original halls, formally unifies the institute. It is landscaped with native plant species which are drought resistant and do not require irrigation. The green roof extends beyond the perimeter walls and becomes a glass canopy providing shade, protection from the rain and generates energy through more than 55,000 photo voltaic cells in the glass. In the center of the Living Roof a glazed skylight covers a piazza.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57609 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-52.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"2000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-52.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-52-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-52-1024x340.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-52-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-52-1536x511.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-57613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-42.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-42.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-42-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-42-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-42-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-42-1536x1117.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/biomass-heating-facility-the-hotchkiss-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Hotchkiss School, Biomass Heating Facility<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/centerbrook-architects-and-planners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centerbrook Architects &amp; Planners<\/a>, Salisbury, CT, United States<\/p>\n<p>Centerbrook has designed a new Central Heating Facility for The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut that heats the campus by burning woodchips. In order to merge with the surrounding landscape, the new building has a low profile and an undulating, sloped green roof. Sustainable features include the building\u2019s vegetated roof of hearty sedums that will combine with a bio-swale\/rain garden system to absorb rainwater and filter runoff before returning it to the ground.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57614 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-39.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"2232\" height=\"1676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-39.jpg 2232w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-39-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-39-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-39-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-39-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-39-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/17-39-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2232px) 100vw, 2232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57616 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-25-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-25-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-25-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-25-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-25-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-25-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-25-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/the-marcel-sembat-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Marcel Sembat High School<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/archi5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archi5<\/a>, Sotteville-l\u00e8s-Rouen, France<\/p>\n<p>The Marcel Sembat high school in Sotteville-l\u00e8s-Rouen is separated in two parts reconnected by a bridge building. A public park is located straight on the south side of the site, and the entire school is divided in six buildings of different periods, from the 30&#8217;s to 90&#8217;s. The building starts at the boundary of the park and fits naturally to the site by the wavy design of its vegetated roof to varying curves and low height. The main ideas of the proposal are to find a unity and identity of the school with the whole site, and to integrate and connect the high school and the park with the particular shape of the \u201cblades\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-57618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17-e1579464545909.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"1344\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17-e1579464545909.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17-e1579464545909-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17-e1579464545909-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/21-17-e1579464545909-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57619 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-14-1536x1020.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/garden-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garden School<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/open-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OPEN Architecture<\/a>, Beijing, China<\/p>\n<p>Situated in the center of a new town just outside Beijing\u2019s southwest fifth ring road, this new public school on 4.5 hectares of land is designed as the branch campus for the Beijing No.4 High School. The lower building contains the auditorium, gymnasium, and the swimming pool. Each of these spaces push the ground up from below into various shapes; their roofs take the form of landscaped gardens become the undulating new open \u2018ground\u2019. The roof-top of the upper building is designed to be an organic farm, with 36 plots for the 36-classes of students in the school, providing students the chance to learn the techniques of farming, and also paying tribute to the site\u2019s pastoral past.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57620 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-10-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-10-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-10-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-10-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-10-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/23-10-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57621 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-7-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-7-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/houses-with-gills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Behind the Roof<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/superhelix-pracownia-projektowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superhelix Pracownia Projektowa &#8211; Bart\u0142omiej Drabik<\/a>, Krak\u00f3w, Poland<\/p>\n<p>House is located in the suburban zone of Krakow in Poland. The building is part of a housing estate consisting of 10 single-family houses. The estate is characterized by dense development resulting from high land prices. In order to ensure the privacy of the residents, the house is hidden from access road and northern neighbors behind the roof surface. The green roof has a 45-degree slope, and the characteristic element of the building is construction made of laminated timber with diagonally guided elements and undercuts at the edges of the roof. It has been exposed not only outside, it also penetrates to the interior of the building.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-57622 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1582\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-6.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-6-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-6-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-6-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/25-6-1536x858.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1582px) 100vw, 1582px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57625 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-6.jpg\" alt=\"Green Roofs\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/28-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/moesgaard-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moesgaard Museum<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/henning-larsen-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henning Larsen<\/a>, Aarhus, Denmark<\/p>\n<p>The Moesgaard Museum was designed around its roofscape. With its green roof, courtyard gardens, and underground terraces, the museum invites various new and alternative kinds of exhibitions. The 16,000 m2 museum is uniquely located in the hilly landscape of Sk\u00e5de south of Aarhus. With its sloping roofscape of grass, moss and flowers, the building appears as a powerful visual landmark perceptible even from the sea. The rectangular shaped roof plane seems to grow out of the landscape and during summer it forms an area for picnics, barbecues, lectures and traditional Midsummer Day\u2019s bonfires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Do you have an outstanding image that tells a compelling architectural story? The <a href=\"https:\/\/info.architizer.com\/vision-awards?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2026 Vision Awards<\/strong><\/a> has a range of categories, from hyperrealistic or artistic renderings to expressive drawings or hybrid digital mediums.<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionawards.architizer.com\/a\/organizations\/main\/submissions\/submissionnotcompleted?solicitationId=31&amp;utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Start your entry &gt;<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get to the roots of green roof 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