Form, function and cognition: A review of the role of building Integrated vegetation in green building and ecological city

Abstract

Under the conditions of high-density developing contemporary urban, in the contexof eco-city, sustainable development and green building, building Integrated vegetation (BIV) provides an opportunitycombining the artificialbuilt environment and the natural environment. It is a rapidly developing subject in recent years. Urban green infrastructure, including parks, street trees, green corridors, BIV, private gardensand so on, has been believed to be important in improving urban environment, maintaining urban ecological system, purification of city water and air, etc. As a part of urban green infrastructure, what exactly the role of BIV in urban environment? Does it hold equal value as the others. Some recent studies and reviews have highlighted the positive role of BIV in improving thermal performance or aesthetic value of single building. Few research has performedcomprehensive assessment of BIV contribute to entire city and few current architecture practice has designed BIV from the aspect of urban planning. Through review of recent research in the area of BIV, our study try to understand the role of BIV in different scale of city with scientific evidence, including its meaning to green building and its characteristics and contributions to the environment, economic and social of entire ecological city. Based on the literature clues, a conceptual framework of relationships of types of BIV, its functions and elements of ecological city is presented. With that, directions for future research and practice in this area are proposed.