Archinect - News2024-04-30T06:41:59-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150345202/an-mit-born-startup-is-pitching-their-idea-for-green-roof-additions-to-the-parisian-skyline
An MIT-born startup is pitching their idea for green roof additions to the Parisian skyline Josh Niland2023-04-05T16:45:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c337fd63469163f02ebb36c9b01f9ae5.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new startup born out of the <a href="https://archinect.com/mitarchitecture" target="_blank">MIT School of Architecture and Planning</a> has developed a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/5823/green-roof" target="_blank">green roof</a> concept aimed at improving the quality of life of Parisians while addressing a host of environmental and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/709847/urban-health" target="_blank">urban health</a> concerns for the ancient city of 2.1 million. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.roofscapes.studio/" target="_blank">Roofscapes</a> is the brainchild of Master of Architecture students Eytan Levi, Olivier Faber, and Tim Cousin. The trio all hail from France and met while studying as undergraduates at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/14027592/cole-polytechnique-f-d-rale-de-lausanne-epfl" target="_blank">EPFL Lausanne</a>. Together, they see the concept as a way to “unlock” the potential of the thousands of pitched roof structures throughout Paris that have for centuries gone unused.</p>
<p>“We knew we wanted to have an impact on the built environment that was different than what a lot of architectural firms were doing,” Faber told <em>MIT News</em> for a <a href="https://news.mit.edu/2023/greening-roofs-boost-climate-resilience-0404" target="_blank">recent profile</a> of the venture. “We were thinking about a startup, but mostly we came to MIT because we knew we’d have a lot of agency to grow our skills and competency in adapting the built environment to the cli...</p>