Grass On Roof Of Barclays Center

The barclays center in brooklyn is set to have a green roof installed.

Grass on roof of barclays center.

A green roof was part of the original vision for the shop architects designed barclays center but the idea ran into a bit of a snag. Courtesy of shop architects this kind of green has nothing to do with player contracts. Designed by shop architects barclays roof is a joint project between forest city ratner and greenland usa. The green roof planned for the barclays center.

The idea has been planned since before the arena was even built. Another major sports arena with a massive green roof is the 113 000 square feet of grasses atop the target center in minneapolis home to the minnesota timberwolves. Brooklyn the green roof on barclays center was part of the original plans for the building but the idea got mowed down during the 2008 recession. The architect s newspaper got an exclusive look at what s going on atop barclays center the greening of an arena.

And when it s finished it will be the largest green roof ever to cover a sporting venue. One of the nation s biggest green roofs on a sports arena is taking shape atop brooklyn s barclays center where cranes are hoisting tons of steel beams and. Forest city ratner announced monday that it will install a. I m no bee expert but they clearly go for the flowering plants ms.

Now the idea is sprouting new life. New york a roof grows in brooklyn. On the barclays center roof there were no marauding bears to fend off. New york cbsnewyork the barclays center is going green.

Roof lawn being installed on barclays center. To complement its famous rust colored structure a green mat like plant will. Developers declined to say how much it will cost. Barclays center green roof from architect s newspaper on vimeo.

Workers are busy covering 135 000 square feet with a substance called sedum that almost resembles grass.