Five years ago, New York-based architect Joel Sanders was renovating a Manhattan penthouse when he ran into a problem. "There was a rooftop garden, and what we needed to figure out was how to...
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NGO Green Power has launched a programme to fund rooftop gardens at three local schools.
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Fancy throwing a party? You could fork out HK$20,000 to rent the roof garden of The Pawn, the heritage building turned trendy gastropub in Wan Chai.
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Award-winning roof garden shows students can help the environment
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A satellite photograph has revealed how high-rises are causing Hong Kong to overheat, with urban areas up to 7 degrees Celsius hotter. What is the solution? Roof-top gardens? More parks? Tree-...
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33 Consort Rise, Pokfulam
Age: 11 years
Size: 1,544 square feet
Layout: three bedrooms
To rent: $22,000 a month
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