Green-Roof Houses

Oscar Riera Ojeda is director of the eponymous boutique publishing house Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers. An editor and designer, he has produced over 200 architecture, design, and photography books. James Moore McCown is a Boston-based architecture writer and consultant, contributing to Metropolis, The Boston Globe, and Architectural Record, with a master’s from Harvard and multiple published books.

“Discover a wave of newly sustainable homes that blur the line between architecture and nature, where living rooftops elevate beauty, sustainability, and connection to the earth.” — A WEEKLY DOSE OF ARCHITECTURE BOOKS VIA SUBSTACK"If you’ve ever wondered about putting a green roof atop your house, this is the book for you." — GARDENDESIGN.COM"This richly illustrated survey explores how thirty-two residences across the globe—from Tokyo and São Paulo to Barcelona and the Hamptons—have turned their rooftops into active landscapes. Rather than treating greenery as ornament, the projects integrate living roofs as essential architectural systems, improving insulation, water management, air quality, and biodiversity...The book offers a compelling case for sustainability as both an environmental strategy and a source of architectural beauty." — INDULGE MAGAZINE