E18 Portrait - VERTICAL Reforestation

Genève (CH) - Special mention

VERTICAL Reforestation

Associates: Wladimir Pulupa (CH), Mirari Cimadevilla Cuesta (ES) – architects, İçim Atlı (TR) – architect urbanist, Pablo Hernando del Amo (ES), Karla Paola López Carillo (CH) – landscape architects
Contributors: Carlos Alberto Ríos Limón (MX), Catalina de Jesús Lima Morales (MX) Fernanda Cervantes Rojas (MX), Valeria Itzel Pozos Espinosa (MX) – landscape architects

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"Our project re-sources the city by converting heat-affected squares into sites for ecological renewal. Vegetation is first cultivated in elevated structures before being transferred to the soil, allowing a clear and controlled growth process. This method strengthens urban biodiversity, supports climate resilience, and contributes to a regenerative transformation of public space."

Geneva’s climate adaptation strategies for 2070
Selection of plant specias for a bioclimatic forest
The transformation is visible, tactile, and communal