When we ‘ve been in Paris – already 3 months ago, in May! Time really flies! – I discovered two Vertical Gardens by Patrick Blanc:
The rather famous one next to the new Musée du quai Branly, at the museum’s administrative building, 2004, and (photographs all taken by myself)
a smaller, though maybe even more impressive one at La Défense, Galeries Lafayette Shopping Centre, facing the Grande Arche; made in 2008.
Patrick Blanc is well-known all around the world. His Vertical Walls – made with a copyrighted method of growing plants without soil – can be found in cities like Madrid, Osaka, Dehli, New York, Bangkok,…
His vision of a „controlled Jungle“ makes architecture and cities transforms simple and often dull walls – both interior and extrior ones – into fascinating „wall paintings“ – when standing right in front of this walls people often start admiring them like masterpieces in a museum.
I’ll try and write a little more soon.
More information on Blanc’s Website, as well as reports about Blanc here (German) and here (English).
[...] By the way – who spotted it? In front of the building, on the righthand side is a “mur végétal” by Patrick Blanc! [...]
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