A Sneak Peek At Brooklyn Botanic Garden's New "Living Roof" Visitor Center
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<p>The 10,000 square foot living roof covers much of the building</p>
<p>The visitor center entrance. In the foreground are rain gardens that filter and retain...rainwater. </p>
<p>The interior of the main building at the new visitor center</p>
<p>A bloom calendar, one of many new displays in the building</p>
<p>The Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium can hold up to 200 people for events</p>
<p>A leaf-shaped room with a ceiling that looks like a leaf</p>
<p>An exterior view of the building, which is near the Cherry Esplanade </p>
<p>At the second level of the building, you see that the building is nestled into a hill</p>
<p>Another view of the new visitor center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden</p>
<p>In the distance, the visitor center's main building and living roof</p>
<p>Walking on the roof (not something the public can do) with the living roof on the left and to the right of the glass "path" a pleated copper roof that will eventually weather to green.</p>
<p>The grasses on the living roof, pictured here, will change throughout the year, giving a new dimension to the building depending on when people see it.</p>
<p>The visitor center building is barely visible while at the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden</p>