Gallery: Exploring the Hidden Rooftop Gardens Right Above Our Heads
Brad Temkin01Lurie Children's Memorial Hospital (looking Southwest) - Chicago, IL May 2012
Brad Temkin has worked as a photographer, capturing landscapes and private gardens, since the 1980s. In 2009, he started focusing on rooftop gardens. This shot is from the top of the Lurie Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Brad Temkin02Jacob Buckhardt Haus (looking East) - Basel, Switzerland May 2014
A selection of Temkin's photos from recent years appears in his new book, *Rooftop*. Here, the Jacob Buckhardt Haus office building in Basel, Switzerland.
Brad Temkin03Kinderspital (looking North) - Basel, Switzerland May 2014
The rooftop at Kinderspital, a children's hospital in Basel.
Brad Temkin04Sawyer School (from above, looking North) - Chicago, IL July 2013
“Ten years ago if you said ‘green roof,’ a person would think the roof was painted green,” he says. “They wouldn’t think it has anything to do with plants and carbon footprint.” This is the top of the Sawyer School in Chicago.
Brad Temkin05City Hall (from above, looking West) - Chicago, IL July 2013
Today, they're practically synonymous with sustainability, and are growing more sophisticated. Chicago's City Hall, seen here from above, is a leader.
Brad Temkin06City Hall (looking Northeast) - Chicago, IL July 2011
Chicago's City Hall more than 150 species of plants, and includes honey-producing beehives.
Brad Temkin07City Hall (looking Southwest) - Chicago, IL May 2010
There’s even a flowering crabapple tree up there.
Brad Temkin08City Hall (looking North) - Chicago, IL December 2009
Chicago's City Hall, in the winter.
Brad Temkin09111 South Wacker (looking East) - Chicago, IL August 2010
After a city-led initiative to grow more green roofs, Chicago has many. This one is at 111 South Wacker.
Brad Temkin10111 South Wacker (from above, looking West) - Chicago, IL July 2013
111 South Wacker, from above.
Brad Temkin11425 South Wabash (looking East) - Chicago, IL June 2013
Another Chicago rooftop garden, at 425 South Wabash.
Brad Temkin12Wildflowers - South Van Ness Street (looking North) - San Francisco, CA 2012
Wildflowers atop a building at South Van Ness Street in San Francisco.
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