![]() In addition to his curatorial endeavors, Mr. Ambasz finds that rather than outracing his times, he is running neck-and-neck with them. Now 79 and a witness to many trendy environmental innovations, including verdant towers, Mr. No polluting, extractive governmental bully was going to shrivel his environmental dreams. ![]() Though the green facade was never built, it represented a typical confrontation by a fearless pioneer. This exterior portion would be a 20-story “vertical garden,” which would cool the building by shading it with flowers and plants that would change colors seasonally. Ambasz proposed a new facade for the building that would cover the rusting and leaking 1960s curtain wall, and save millions by eliminating the need to relocate workers. ![]() When the architect Emilio Ambasz won a 1998 competition to redesign the headquarters of Eni S.p.A., an oil company controlled by the Italian government, he recalled wagging a metaphorical finger at the company’s president, saying: “You owe it to Italy to do something green.” ![]() This article is part of our Design special section about making the environment a creative partner in the design of beautiful homes. ![]()
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