Inside the 100th issue of World Forniture Magazine, founded by the independent research centre CSIL and dedicated to the furniture and furnishing industry, the design philosophy of Stefano Boeri Architetti Green Obsession is presented.
Green Obsession, Trees Towards Cities, Humans Towards Forests is an approach to architecture and town planning, but above all it is a way of imagining the future of contemporary cities. Born with the aim of enhancing and implementing the principles of urban forestry, “Green Obsession” has become the title of conferences, public programmes and a book (published by Actar in 2021 and supported by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts).
In all its forms, the Green Obsession campaign aims to connect cities with the natural sphere and to connect experts from different fields and disciplines (scientists, politicians, environmentalists, architects, ethologists, researchers, urban planners, city-makers…) towards the common goal of multiplying trees in cities: both by creating new synergies between them and by supporting the dissemination of urban forestation strategies and nature-based solutions to the general public.
Green Obsession also won the UN SDG Action Award, the ‘Oscars’ for the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which recognise initiatives that mobilise, inspire and connect communities to promote positive change.
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