Jun 2, 2009

Living Wall


Plants have found a home on walls for centuries, but are sometimes incongruous with architecture, often breaking down the structural integrity of a building’s facade. Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Garden System, known as Le Mur Vegetal in French, allows both plants and buildings to live in harmony with one another. The botanist cum vertical landscape designer is probably best know for his gorgeous living wall on the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris (shown). But Blanc’s Vertical Garden System can be implemented anywhere: indoors or out and in any climatic environment. (Courtesy of Inhabitat)