Our cities are becoming every day more and more filled with concrete and less and less greener. But Korean designer Ji-Hye Koo has come up with an idea to cover the painted lines on the streets with Nature On A Tape concept. And the grass will grow on the tape making the city more beautiful.

The idea is nice but who will water all the green tapes around the city in hot summers? Or if a car breakes right on the tape it will ruin it…

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If you don’t have enough space to park your car but you still don’t want to sacrifice your lovely garden you can combine them both with a secret underground parking. It is a very good idea to save space in urban areas.

This interesting design was made by a West London resident and the final result is very practical and it shows how a beautiful garden and parking space can be combined to help maintain the aesthetic appearance of a street.

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In the near future, some parts of Beijing city center will look like a deep forest rather than a crowded metropolis because an international architecture competition decided on a new environmentally change to the city.

After the Olympics, the pavements will look like a forest floor from permeable materials, solar panels will generate electricity and water will be reused.

Part of the design will be some quality parks, plazas and gardens to be reintroduced into an area that is mainly built from concrete.

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