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<title><![CDATA[Hôtel Végétal]]></title>
<link>http://comecolodentreprise.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/hotel-vegetal/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aurore POSTIS</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comecolodentreprise.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/hotel-vegetal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Les hôtels eux aussi se mettent au vert! Le développement durable prenant tellement d&#8217;importan]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#008000;">Les hôtels eux aussi se mettent au vert!</span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Le développement durable prenant tellement d&#8217;importance dans les pratriques et les moeurs de tous que les hôtels s&#8217;imprégnient eux aussi de cette tendance.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Hôtel Londonien </span><a href="http://www.athenaeumhotel.com/languages/francais.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008080;">ATHENAEUM</span></a><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-361  aligncenter" title="actu_hotel_vegetal" src="http://comecolodentreprise.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/actu_hotel_vegetal.jpg" alt="actu_hotel_vegetal" width="200" height="255" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Hôtel Parisien </span><a href="http://www.pershinghall.com/index_fr.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008080;">PERSHING HALL</span></a></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-362  aligncenter" title="pershing-hall-restaurant-innovant-hoosta-paris-75008" src="http://comecolodentreprise.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pershing-hall-restaurant-innovant-hoosta-paris-75008.jpg?w=300" alt="pershing-hall-restaurant-innovant-hoosta-paris-75008" width="300" height="199" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ces deux hôtels ont choisi de faire appel à <strong><span style="color:#99cc00;">Patrick Blanc</span></strong>, botaniste français célèbre dans le monde entier pour ses <span style="color:#99cc00;"><strong>jardins verticaux</strong></span>. Ces deux hôtels luxueux ont ainsi un nouvel aspect esthétique original et naturelle.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Comment ça marche ?</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Les plantes, choisies au préalable en fonction de la région, poussent sur un cadre métallique, une feuille de PVC et une nappe d&#8217;irrigation.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mais ces jardins verticaux sont également avantageux pour l&#8217;environnement</span></strong> :</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">&#8211;&#62; <span style="color:#99cc00;"><strong>Réduire</strong></span> les besoins en climatisation pendant l&#8217;été.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">&#8211;&#62; <span style="color:#99cc00;"><strong>Réduire</strong></span> les besoins en chauffage pendant l&#8217;hiver.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">&#8211;&#62; <span style="color:#99cc00;"><strong>Assainissement </strong></span>de l&#8217;air.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Cet exemple nous montre bien que <strong><span style="color:#99cc00;">la Com&#8217;Verte permet au tourisme de se développer</span> </strong>autrement et de montrer son investissement dans les <span style="color:#99cc00;"><strong>causes écologiques</strong></span>. Ces hôtels prouvent que <span style="color:#99cc00;"><strong>le luxe et le développement durable</strong></span> peuvent s&#8217;allier et ainsi <span style="color:#99cc00;"><strong>participer à la protection de l&#8217;environnement</strong></span>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Wall in San Francisco]]></title>
<link>http://stylembe.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/5270/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>stylembe</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Musee du Quai Branly in Paris Patrick Blanc, responsible for the green living walls of the Je]]></description>
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<h5><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5274" title="musee-du-quai-branly-4" src="http://stylembe.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/musee-du-quai-branly-4.jpg" alt="musee-du-quai-branly-4" width="450" height="337" /><strong>Musee du Quai Branly in Paris</strong></h5>
<p>Patrick Blanc, responsible for the green living walls of the Jean Nouvel designed Musee du Quai Branly will be designing a fifty ft wall for a local private high school in Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco. The Drew High School expansion will be Blanc&#8217;s 5th and largest American creation, covering the street side wall of a 14,500 square foot assembly hall for the small high school campus at California and Broderick streets. That&#8217;s steps from our house and will provide for an interesting visual distraction while en route to the shops Divisadero and Fillmore streets. Fall, 2010 should see completion.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Walls]]></title>
<link>http://keirensmith.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/green-walls/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>keirensmith</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Found, on Apartment Therapy, a botanist/designer Patrick Blanc who designs/builds green walls.  Love]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Found, on Apartment Therapy, a botanist/designer Patrick Blanc who designs/builds green walls.  Love, love, love his work.  He has a website with a presentation which shows his work.  Can&#8217;t actually say anything more interesting than some sort of an attempt to represent a sign of pure bliss:  love, love, love his work.  If I won the lottery, I would so build a house with some big ol&#8217; green walls.</p>
<p>Anyway, go check out his work:</p>
<p><a title="Patrick Blanc" href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/mainen.php" target="_blank">www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com</a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a quick pic of one wall.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-121" title="leblancmurvegetal1" src="http://keirensmith.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/leblancmurvegetal1.jpg" alt="leblancmurvegetal1" width="500" height="390" /></p>
<p>Love, love, love this.  This is the wall he did for Jean Nouvel&#8217;s Musee du quai Branly.     I have to go off and google &#8216;green walls&#8217; now.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Patrick Blanc has done it again]]></title>
<link>http://agray.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/patrick-blanc-has-done-it-again/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>angray20</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This time, in the U.S. at the Tacoma Goodwill-Millgard Work Opportunity Center. How inspiring! and o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This time, in the U.S. at the Tacoma Goodwill-Millgard Work Opportunity Center. How inspiring! and one more reason to love the Goodwill (Jon will be so proud of me!)</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-501" title="NEW_Goodwill_YCC_ext" src="http://agray.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/new_goodwill_ycc_ext.jpg" alt="NEW_Goodwill_YCC_ext" width="400" height="244" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-502" title="CIMG4437" src="http://agray.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/cimg4437.jpg" alt="CIMG4437" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p>More on this <a href="http://vegitecture.blogspot.com/2009/09/tacoma-goodwill-green-wall.html">here</a>.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/glWm_KW5OTw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/glWm_KW5OTw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Los Jardines Verticales de Patrick Blanc]]></title>
<link>http://rosanz.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/los-jardines-verticales-de-patrick-blanc/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eichsan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rosanz.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/los-jardines-verticales-de-patrick-blanc/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Patrick Blanc se ha hecho famoso en el mundo por sus muros vegetales. Es un doctor en botánica que s]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://rosanz.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/garden.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-714" title="garden" src="http://rosanz.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/garden.jpg" alt="garden" width="462" height="599" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/">Patrick Blanc</a> se ha hecho famoso en el mundo por sus muros vegetales. Es un doctor en <strong>botánica</strong> que se ha consagrado como el inventor de los <strong>Jardines Verticales </strong>o Muros vegetales, cuya patente ya tiene su nombre.</p>
<p>Sus obras han revolucionado el mundo de la arquitectura y del paisajismo, las cuales ya han sido imitadas por varios aficionados a la jardinería.</p>
<p>Mediante unas rejillas de alumnio recubiertas de plástico que se enganchan al muro, se cubre esa zona con una capa de fieltro sintético, para que las plantas se puedan enraizar. Contiene un sistema de riego automático para mantener la humedad necesaria para que las plantas puedan crecer lo suficiente.</p>
<p>Via:<a href="http://www.veoverde.com" target="_blank">VeoVerde</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vertical Gardening ]]></title>
<link>http://gardenbeet.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/vertical-gardens/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Garden Beet</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[There is a new product on the block that should delight many, Woolly Wally Pockets.  The Wally Pocke]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sneaky snapshots]]></title>
<link>http://hotspotting.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/sneaky-snapshots/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HotNat</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hotspotting.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/sneaky-snapshots/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I finally got up close and personal with Patrick Blanc&#8217;s creations &#8211; firstly the vertica]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[wired on patrick blanc]]></title>
<link>http://greenwalls.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/wired-on-patrick-blanc/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zora naki</dc:creator>
<guid>http://greenwalls.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/wired-on-patrick-blanc/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wired Magazine recently posted an article on Patrick Blanc that showcases his recent green wall for ]]></description>
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<p>Wired Magazine recently posted an article on <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Blanc</a> that showcases his recent green wall for the <a href="http://www.athenaeumhotel.com/location/living_wall.aspx" target="_blank">Athenaeum Hotel</a> in London. Amidst the glowing praise and gorgeous photos, what I found interesting was the slagging going on in the article comments. Lots of criticism regarding the expensive upkeep (both in terms of water/fertilizer and maintenance efforts), the technological limitations of green walls, and the poor track record of sustainability for green walls. Food for thought. Art at what price? There is also  a link to <a href="http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Build_a_Green_Roof" target="_blank">building a green roof</a> &#8211; a Wired How-to.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Housing]]></title>
<link>http://manmakehome.com/2009/08/14/green-housing/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>manmakehome</dc:creator>
<guid>http://manmakehome.com/2009/08/14/green-housing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Green houses, green roofs, green walls &#8211; they&#8217;re growing everywhere! Via Dezeen, ArchDai]]></description>
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<p>Via <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/14/brooks-avenue-house-by-bricault-design/" target="_blank">Dezeen</a>, <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/12212/im-lost-in-paris-rsien/" target="_blank">ArchDaily</a>, <a href="http://www.design4d.co.uk/blog/?p=144" target="_blank">Design4D</a>, <a href="http://www.archicentral.com/ann-demeulemeester-shop-seoul-korea-mass-studies-5582/" target="_blank">archiCentral</a> and the amazing &#8216;vertical gardener&#8217; <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Blanc</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/bricault-design.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2007" title="bricault-design" src="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/bricault-design.jpg" alt="bricault-design" width="450" height="450" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/1395791878_paris344563c.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2002" title="1395791878_paris344563c" src="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/1395791878_paris344563c.jpg" alt="1395791878_paris344563c" width="500" height="332" /></a><a href="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/195376024_l1010837.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2003" title="195376024_l1010837" src="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/195376024_l1010837.jpg" alt="195376024_l1010837" width="500" height="375" /></a><a href="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/design4d.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2004" title="design4D" src="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/design4d.jpg" alt="design4D" width="500" height="500" /></a><a href="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/patrick-blanc-1.jpg"></a><a href="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/archicentral.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2009" title="archiCentral" src="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/archicentral.jpg" alt="archiCentral" width="480" height="500" /></a><a href="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/patrick-blanc-1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2005" title="Patrick Blanc 1" src="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/patrick-blanc-1.jpg" alt="Patrick Blanc 1" width="500" height="667" /></a><a href="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/patrick-blanc-2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2006" title="Patrick Blanc 2" src="http://manmakehome.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/patrick-blanc-2.jpg" alt="Patrick Blanc 2" width="500" height="666" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Make your own Vertical Garden]]></title>
<link>http://hotspotting.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/diy-vertical-gardening/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HotNat</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hotspotting.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/diy-vertical-gardening/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular pages on my blog is about Vertical Gardening.  It talks about the origins of]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Il bello di essere pianta]]></title>
<link>http://hortus.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/il-bello-di-essere-pianta/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hortus</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hortus.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/il-bello-di-essere-pianta/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ritorno dal mare, per ripartire domani stesso. Passo per Treviso, e mi fermo in una libreria. Devo t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ritorno dal mare, per ripartire domani stesso. Passo per Treviso, e mi fermo in una libreria. Devo trovarmi un libro da leggere e rileggere in spiaggia, per contrastare la noia degli ombrelloni ordinati e allineati come soldatini.</p>
<p>Un libro sul regno <strong>vegetale</strong>, sicuramente, ma quale?<br />
Scarto subito i vari manuali di cura e fai da te per orti e giardini. Non che non mi piacciano, ma so che poi in spiaggia a leggerli mi viene nostalgia dell’orto.<br />
C’è un libro di <strong>Ippolito Pizzetti</strong>, che contiene tutti i suoi articoli scritti su riviste e giornali. Bello, ma non mi ispira. È scritto fitto fitto e già aprendo qualche pagina mi perdo tra le parole.<br />
Ci sono poi vari libercoli scritti da <strong>architetti di paesaggio</strong>. Nulla di personale contro gli architetti, ma a leggere di queste persone che portano alberi e piante per creare delle architetture a loro gusto, bello sì, ma già la natura ha la sua architettura, forse basterebbe uno sforzo da parte nostra per comprenderla. E poi questo sforzo per ricreare un altro ordine, dei percorsi (narrativi), una storia, qui i fiori gialli, là quelli rossi, ancora più avanti quelli bianchi, poi un reparto per le erbe aromatiche. No no, mi bastano le file di ombrelloni al mare, penso, tutte ordinate e colorate (ogni hotel ha l’ombrellone del suo colore).<br />
Ci sono poi dei libri pieni di <strong>foto</strong>, disegni, figure. Ma sono molto grandi, e costano anche parecchio. Sono belli, sì, ma in spiaggia troppo ingombranti.</p>
<p>Ecco vedo una cosa&#8230; è il mio libro. Giro tra gli scaffali delle libreria divisi per temi e generi con un libro in mano di architettura dei giardini, ma ripenso al libro che ho visto e velocemente sfogliato. Mi fermo, ritorno indietro. Prendo quel libro. Sì, lo compro.<br />
Guardo il prezzo. 10 euro. Sì, va bene, ha anche delle foto a colori.<br />
È <strong>Il bello di essere pianta</strong>, di Patrick Blanc, Bollati Boringhieri &#8211; edizione prestigiosa! &#8211; Torino 2008, 91 pagine.</p>
<p>Patrick Blanc è un botanico francese. Ricercatore del CNRS insegna all’Università di Jussieu (Parigi), “le strategie che consentono alle piante di usare solo una frazione di luce per elaborare complesse minitattiche di adattamento”.<br />
Dimenticavo: Patrick Blanc è famoso in tutto il mondo per la creazione di <strong>giardini verticali</strong>. Ma andiamo avanti.</p>
<p>Il libro è bellissimo. Inizia con la frase: “Cresco, dunque esisto”. È una pianta a parlare (non vi dico che pianta è), a raccontare la sua convivenza con le altre piante, cosa ne pensa del sesso e degli Uomini. Attraverso questa strategia narrativa l’autore ci porta a spasso tra temi botanici, etici, ambientali e filosofici in maniera semplice e naturale come una passeggiata nel sottobosco. Mette in discussione alcuni concetti chiave della nostra società occidentale, come quello della competizione &#8211; da noi valorizzata positivamente. Affronta, con un approccio creativo e originale, i temi della morte, della sessualità, dell’ambiente, della casualità (chi dice che tutto deve avere &#8211; per forza &#8211; una causa logica-razionale-matematica?)<br />
In molte cose che dice, mi ci ritrovo. È il mio libro per l’estate, ho letto solo una ventina di pagina ma, senza nessuna coercizione, ve lo consiglio caldamente.</p>
<p>Non è che per caso ho scelto <strong>proprio</strong> questo libro perché un po’ riflette quello che io stesso penso? Forse sì. Si tende a leggere quello che più ci piace, cioè quello che già siamo portati a pensare e a credere, evitando di mettere in discussione la nostra visione del mondo&#8230; Forse per questa ragione, non proprio coscientemente, ho scelto questo libro.<br />
Ed ecco uno di quegli atti che Freud avrebbe inserito nel suo <strong>Psicopatologia della vita quotidiana</strong>.<br />
Il prezzo del libro non era 10 euro, ma 16. Me ne sono accorto alla cassa. L’ho preso comunque &#8211; avevo uno sconto del 15% sul prezzo di copertina. Chissà che ci trovi lo stesso qualcosa che mi metta in discussione, o mi faccia procedere ad una maggiore consapevolezza verso me stesso &#8211; è questo che chiedo ai libri&#8230;</p>
<p>Buone vacanze a tutti (mamma mia, mi sa tanto che domani trovo coda!)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[O conceito existe, a pratica é sempre questionável, e a importância é de conhecimento de todos. ]]></title>
<link>http://arquifatus.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/o-conceito-existe-a-pratica-e-sempre-questionavel-e-a-importancia-e-conhecimento-de-todos/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>arquifatus</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[hoje pela manhã  estava lendo  uma discurssão no fórum arquitetura.tp sobre cobertura vegetal, ou ja]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>hoje pela manhã  estava lendo  uma discurssão no fórum <a href="http://www.arquitectura.pt/forum/index.php">arquitetura.tp </a> sobre cobertura vegetal, ou jardins verticais e chego a seguinte conclusão. Tudo que quebra uma lógica operacional e visual é objeto de questionamento. Concordo que a priori também me parece estranho à idéia de jardins verticais, mas todos nós sabemos da importância que tal feito pode trazer varios beneficios e quando algum maluco tenta colocar isto em pratica todo mundo cai matando dizendo que é moda e etc. A partir do momento que acostumarmos a ver várias edificações funcionais e com uma bela plástica neste tema, será mais fácil de aceitarmos tais feitos. A grande questão a meu ver é conseguir criar soluções inteligentes com tal recurso. Não simplesmente cobrir um edifício com vegetação. Quebrando um pouco de cabeça acredito que possam existir bons projetos com um misto da arquitetura com tais elementos.</p>
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<p>um exemplo do que anda acontecendo na frança com a ajuda de <a href="//www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/mainen.php">Patrick Blanc</a> e <a href="http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/francois.html">Edouard François</a> com os ambientes internos já  acho muito massa!</p>
<p>fotos tiradas do site de patrick blanc.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vertical Gardens/Vertikale Gärten]]></title>
<link>http://tempeldergaia.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/vertical-gardensvertikale-garten/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ein sehr wichtiges, weil existentielles Thema ist die Reduktion der CO2-Emissionen, die dazu führen,]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Ein sehr wichtiges, weil existentielles Thema ist die Reduktion der CO2-Emissionen, die dazu führen, dass sich unsere Atmosphäre in eine Art Treibhaus verwandelt. Das Ergebnis kann man heute schon beinahe täglich in den Nachrichten sehen: Unwetter bisher unbekannten Ausmaßes, enorme Niederschlagsmengen in kürzester Zeit, die von den steinharten, verfestigten und versiegelten Böden nicht mehr aufgenommen und schon garnicht gespeichert werden können. So reissen die Fluten den noch vorhandenen Boden mit sich fort und sorgen dafür, dass nur nackter Fels, unfruchtbar und ungeeignet für das Gedeihen von Pflanzen zurückbleibt!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Was wollen wir dagegen unternehmen? Oder besser gefragt, was können wir dagegen unternehmen? Nun,  so schwer ist es nicht, hier Lösungen anzubieten. Viel schwerer ist es, die Umsetzung dieser Lösungen und Lösungsansätze auch durchzusetzen. Seit Anfang Juni diesen Jahres lamentieren in Bonn mehr als 3.000 Delegierte aus 190 Nationen über die Rettung des Klimas. Besitzt irgendeiner von Euch genug Mumm, darauf zu wetten, dass sie sich einigen werden? Ich nicht! Greenpeace hat bereits reagiert, als die Konferenz startete, und 100 Jugendliche auf die Teilnehmer losgelassen, um ihnen klar zu machen, dass es um ihre Zukunft geht. Hier ist der Link zu der <a href="http://www.greenpeace.de/fileadmin/gpd/user_upload/themen/klima/GP_Youth_petition_Bonn2.pdf" target="_blank">Petition unser Klima &#8211; unsere Zukunft!</a>, die den Delegierten überreicht werden sollte! Seit Kyoto weiss man allerdings, was bei Konferenzen heraus kommt, an denen tausende von Politikern und Wissenschaftlern, und was weiss ich wer noch, teilnehmen &#8211; nichts außer noch mehr heißer Luft und die können wir nun wahrhaftig nicht gebrauchen!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Was also tun gegen die Erwärmung des Klimas durch CO2? Fakt ist, dass die Holzindustrie schneller und effektiver die letzten Urwälder vernichtet, als jemals zuvor und Fakt ist ebenfalls, dass die Ölindustrie sich in einer Art und Weise auf die letzten vermuteten Reserven stürtzt, dass einem Angst und Bange wird. Und keiner von diesen Umweltschweinen zeigt auch nur die Spur von Einsicht, oder gar Verständnis für die Ängste, Nöte und Rechte der Menschen, die davon betroffen sind (<a href="http://www.faz.net/s/RubDDBDABB9457A437BAA85A49C26FB23A0/Doc~EE3FA621208A246C2AE4C72B963F5BBBF~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html?rss_aktuell" target="_blank">&#8220;Peru: Indios geben ihre Blockade auf&#8221;</a>, Artikel auf FAZ.NET vom 7.6.2009). Aber das ist noch lange nicht alles. Die Tierwelt stirbt, weil man ihr die Lebensräume entzieht, die Wälder sterben, weil man sie absägt, die Flüsse vergiftet und den Boden beiseite schiebt, um an die letzten Ressourcen zu gelangen!  Ich weiss, ich habe es schon unzählige Male erwähnt, aber jedesmal, wenn ich dieses Thema anschneide, rege ich mich dermaßen darüber auf, dass ich gänzlich aus der Fassung gerate und noch mehr ärgere ich mich darüber, dass es nach wie vor Menschen gibt, die der Meinung sind, die Erde ist ein Platz, der über unerschöpfliche Ressourcen verfügt und es sei scheißegal, wenn man alles, bis auf den letzten Rest dem Boden entreisst und der Gier der Konzerne überlässt!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Würden in dem gleichen Maß, wie der Wald gefällt wird, neue Bäume gepflnazt  und so die enormen Verluste ausgeglichen, wäre das Problem sicher nicht so groß, wie es sich uns heute darstellt. Aber bedauerlicherweise ist es nun einmal so, dass ein Baum, bis er ausgewachsen ist und Früchte trägt, so dass er sich selber fortpflanzen kann, bis zu mehreren hundert Jahren Zeit benötigt! Abgesägt ist er in 5 Minuten &#8211; ein Wunder der Natur, vernichtet in nur 5 Minuten! Aber der Ausgleich für den tragischen Verlust der Wälder, deren gigantische Biomasse unglaubliche Mengen an CO2 bindet, kann nicht weiter auf die lange Bank geschoben werden. Wir müssen jetzt etwas tun! Nicht morgen oder gar erst übermorgen oder nächstes Jahr. Wir müssen sofort beginnen, oder unser wunderschöner blauer Planet wird in 50 Jahren nur noch eine ferne Erinnerung alter Leute sein!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">In unseren Städten gibt es ein Potenzial an Flächen, dass bisher noch kaum ausgeschöpft ist. Die Dächer der Gebäude, die Wände und Fassaden der Häuser und Fabriken, die Plätze und &#8220;Parkanlagen&#8221;! Ja klar, es gibt hin und wieder ein paar Häuser, an denen ranken Efeu und Wilder Wein an Klettergerüsten herum, aber das war´s dann auch schon. Unten, wo sie aus den Kübeln oder aus dem Boden wachsen, pinkeln die Hunde dran und düngen das Ganze sehr stickstoffreich und der restliche Erdboden, der nicht zubetoniert worden ist, dient als Abfalleimer. Niemand ist zuständig, keinen interessiert´s. Deutschland ist bekanntermaßen ein Land, in dem alles reguliert und geregelt ist. Warum nicht mal eine sinnvolle gesetzliche Regelung schaffen, die die Hausbesitzer verpflichtet, wenigstens Teile der Fassaden und Dächer zu begrünen und/oder mit Solaranlagen zu versehen? Dabei müssen natürlich Kommunen und Behörden mit gutem Beispiel voran gehen, aber das ist auch schon der Haken &#8211; es kostet alles Geld und ja, in Zeiten wo alle verfügbaren, ebenso wie die nicht vorhandenen Geldmittel in die &#8220;systemrelevanten&#8221; (das ist mein persönliches Unwort des Jahres!) Konzerne und Banken gepumpt werden müssen, hat der Staat nicht mal Geld, um in ein paar Energiesparlampen zu investieren.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fassadenbegrünungen sind aber nicht nur schön und nützlich, weil CO2-bindend, sie sind auch insofern von nutzen, als sie die Heizkosten senken und das Raumklima verbessern können. Und sie sorgen für ein erheblich besseres Aussehen der Gebäude. Das Blattwerk wirkt gleichzeitig als Staub- und Schadstofffilter für die mit Abgasen belastete Luft der Innenstädte und dürfte so dazu beitragen, dass unsere Städte wieder wesentlich attraktiver werden! Und es gibt da einiges an Möglichkeiten. Schaut Euch mal die Homepage <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/" target="_blank">Vertical Garden by Patrick Blanc</a> an. Hier sieht man, welches Potenzial in diesem Prinzip steckt. Das sind tolle Bilder!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Dieses Video zeigt den Typen, der hinter der Idee steckt und einige seiner Arbeiten in Paris&#8230;</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/63D2UkkTtBQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/63D2UkkTtBQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Wände und Fassaden sind eher zu begrünen als  Dächer, die nicht immer die notwendige Statik aufweisen. Aber zumindest die Installation einer Solaranlage sollte auf keinem Dach ein allzu großes Problem darstellen. Aber auch eine teilweise Begrünung erfüllt schon ihren Zweck und trägt zur Bindung von CO2 bei. Jedes kleine bisschen hilft!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Ein Vertical Garden in Bordeaux</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/5uBmCRiFBoM&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/5uBmCRiFBoM&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ein weiterer Punkt, der sehr ärgerlich ist, sind die sogenannten Parkanlagen innerhalb der Städte. Diese sind sehr spärlich und mit irgendwelchem &#8220;pflegeleichten&#8221; Gestrüpp bedeckt, dass ausser als Unterkunft für fette Stadtratten, kaum einen nachvollziehbaren Zweck erfüllt. Hier sollten die Stadtverwaltungen dazu gebracht werden, mehr und artenreichere Bepflanzungen vorzunehmen. Um Insekten ein Überleben in unseren Städten zu ermöglichen, sollte man auch davon Abstand nehmen, jeden freien Fleck mit Rasen einzusäen. Hier gibt es keine Blüten und auch sonst nix, woran sich das Auge oder die Insekten erfreuen können. Schnaken und Stechmücken, die einem während der lauen Sommerabende die schlechte Laune verderben, gibt es sowieso, ob wir sie nun wollen oder nicht. Also warum nicht aus jedem Park ein buntes blühendes Paradies machen? Bäume pflanzen in den Parks kann doch nicht so schwer sein, oder? Und warum keine Obstbäume? Warum kein Gemüse, dass sich selber aussät? Blumen, die ihre Samen dem Wind überlassen und sich so verbreiten? Hat man wirklich einen Grund, sich vor der Natur in den Städten zu fürchten? Ich glaube nicht! Denn so sehr wir auch gegen die Natur in unseren Betonwüsten ankämpfen, besiegen können wir sie nicht und auch nicht vollständig verdrängen. Also lassen wir ihr doch mehr Raum und treten ein klein wenig beiseite. Wenn wir dann ein bisschen regulierend eingreifen, können wir selbst in unseren Städten in der Natur und mit ihr leben!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Aber bewegen wird sich nur was in dieser richtung, wenn wir dazu übergehen, einen &#8220;Guerillakrieg&#8221; zu führen. Einen &#8220;Green Guerilla Gardening War&#8221;. Nachts ausschwärmen und Seed Bombs schmeißen, wo man geht und steht und das so lange, bis die Stadtverwaltungen kapitulieren! Kämpfen um jeden einzelnen Baum, der gefällt werden soll, denn die Bäume sind unserer Freunde! Wir müssen die Grüne Revolution ausrufen und dafür sorgen, dass unsere Kinder und Enkel auf dieser Erde noch eine Zukunft haben!</p>
<p>weiterführende Links:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.easiestgarden.com/" target="_blank">EasiestGarden .com</a> (Ist eine Firma aus den USA, die Pläne und DVD´s verkauft. Hier gibt es auch ein Video zu sehen, das zeigt, wie man einen Hydroponic Vertical Garden bauen kann. Sieht ganz interessant aus)</li>
<li><a href="http://de.flowall.com/s/3327_29155__white-flowall-kit" target="_blank">Flowall &#8211; Pflanzenwand</a> (ein kleines System aus Kunststoff zum an die Wand hängen. Sieht neckisch aus, ist aber meiner Meinung nach mit 49,- € recht teuer geraten. Aber wer Ideen sucht, die er in den eigenen vier Wänden umsetzen kann, holt sich eben ein paar Anregungen zur Inspiration)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.biotecture.uk.com/index.html" target="_blank">Bio Tecture Ltd</a> &#8211; &#8220;Green wall systems and vertical facade greening&#8221; (Ein Unternehmen aus Großbritannien)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.gruenewelle.org/seedballs_de.html" target="_blank">Grüne Welle</a> (Seed Bombs/Seed Balls-Rezept der GartenPiraten)</li>
<li><a href="http://guerrillagardening.org/community/index.php?PHPSESSID=7f24f5f7291f721dc6f41e1f2eddd1b2&#38;board=74.0" target="_blank">GuerillaGardening-Forum</a> (hier können sich GuerillaGärtner austauschen und Tips und Trick finden oder veröffentlichen. Is eigentlich in Englisch, es wird aber auch auf deutsch gepostet. schaut mal vorbei!)</li>
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<link>http://hotspotting.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/vertical-gardening/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 18:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HotNat</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Living in London it&#8217;s considered quite a luxury to have a garden.  I&#8217;m actually one of t]]></description>
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<link>http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/keep-it-green/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>frabjousdays</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The first time I saw the work of Patrick Blanc, I thought it was messy. But it grew on me after a wh]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The first time I saw the work of <a title="patrick blanc" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Blanc">Patrick Blanc</a>, I thought it was messy. But it grew on me after a while. I realised it had the same appeal as the <a title="big old tree" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frabjousdays/3460504129/in/set-72157607201560645/">big old trees</a> I love. Dense, unruly and fabulously green.</p>
<p>These plant walls, as he likes to call them, are vertical gardens, and aren&#8217;t meant to look prim and landscaped like something out of House &#38; Garden. They are meant to be decidedly unkempt. They are allowed to grow naturally, they are not pruned, and that&#8217;s what makes them beautiful.</p>
<p>Lush, warm and wild.</p>
<p><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/museeduquaybranly_paris.jpg?w=300"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4419" title="musee du quay branly" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/museeduquaybranly_paris.jpg?w=300" alt="museeduquaybranly_paris" height="150" /></a><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/marchedeshalles_avignon.jpg"></a><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/marchedeshalles_avignon.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4427" title="marche des halles avignon" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/marchedeshalles_avignon.jpg?w=300" alt="marche des halles avignon" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Patrick Blanc is the inventor of these <em>mur végétal</em> that flourish without soil, on a durable frame of metal, PVC and a special felt.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s been creating these botanical tapestries since 1988 for the <em>Musée des Sciences</em> et <em>Techniques de La Villette<span style="font-style:normal;">, as well as private homes and public spaces all over the world, but is only gaining fame fairly recently and international attention thanks to several high profile jobs, such as the </span>Marche des Halles in d&#8217;Avignon<span style="font-style:normal;"> (2005), the </span>Musée du Quai Branly<span style="font-style:normal;"> in Paris by Jean Nouvel (2006), the Caixa Forim in Madrid by architects Herzog and de Meuron (2007), and the Melbourne Central (2008), just to name a few.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/departement_hautsdeseine.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4424" title="departement hauts de seine" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/departement_hautsdeseine.jpg?w=225" alt="departement hauts de seine" height="150" /></a><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/emporium_bangkok.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4429" title="emporium bangkok" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/emporium_bangkok.jpg?w=224" alt="emporium bangkok" height="150" /></a><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4422" title="caixa forum madrid" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/caixaforum_madrid.jpg?w=224" alt="caixa forum madrid" height="150" /></p>
<p>His fascination began when he was just 12 and planted flowers on a mesh frame along the walls of his parents&#8217; garden in the Paris suburbs. Reading about how rooting plants in water can purify them of nitrates, he experimented with rhododendrons in his aquarium, training them to climb the wall.</p>
<p>Fascinated by plants that can survive without soil and in low light, he later took up botany and studied the phenomena and travelled to Malaysia and Thailand in 1972 to observe how plants grow on rocks and in the underbrush.</p>
<p>He experiments still, creating vertical carpets in his home, which was where Andrée Putman, French interior architect and designer, first saw his work and hired him to create a much-publicised vertical garden in the courtyard of Pershing Hall hotel in Paris in 2001.</p>
<p><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/greensymphony_taiwan.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4425" title="green symphony taiwan" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/greensymphony_taiwan.jpg?w=224" alt="green symphony taiwan" height="150" /></a><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/maison_korea.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4421" title="maison korea" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/maison_korea.jpg?w=300" alt="maison korea" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Blanc&#8217;s vertical gardens don&#8217;t need soil as soil is merely a mechanical support. Only water and the necessary minerals the plants need dissolved in a solution are used, together with light and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis to happen. It&#8217;s like art by <a title="hydroponics" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics">hydroponics</a>, which is just the man-made way of recreating what already happens in nature.</p>
<p>Take the plants that grow on rocks, tree trucks and cliffs. In Malaysia, in 2,500 out of 8,000 known species are growing without any soil. In these vertical walls, water delivery is automated, trickling down by gravity as it would in nature on the surface of a cliff or rock.</p>
<p>Whether he is blanketing buildings with green or dressing walls indoors with plants, green is beautiful. It would be great to see more of his work around. Mother Nature needs all the help she can get from mankind.</p>
<p><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/siamparagon_bangkok.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4420" title="siam paragon bangkok" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/siamparagon_bangkok.jpg?w=300" alt="siam paragon bangkok" height="150" /></a><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/museeduquaybranly_paris.jpg"></a><a href="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/hotelelevator.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4426" title="hotel elevator" src="http://frabjousdays.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/hotelelevator.jpg?w=272" alt="hotel elevator" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>On a final green note, don&#8217;t forget to reuse, reduce and recycle — stuff you probably know already.</p>
<p>Happy <a title="earth day" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_day">Earth Day</a>, everyone.</p>
<p><a title="patrick blanc" href="www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/">www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com</a><br />
Sources: <a title="nytimes" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/garden/03blanc.html?_r=2">NYTimes</a> and <a title="ping mag" href="http://pingmag.jp/2006/12/08/vertical-garden-the-art-of-organic-architecture/">PingMag</a></p>
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<link>http://freshideasnutritainment.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/eat-this-wall/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>I love <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/mainen.php">Patrick Blanc&#8217;s </a>work&#8230; Is there an opportunity to make a healthier version of the beautiful fairy tale Hansel and Gretel here?  I guess the whole plot line would have to be modified heavily, but I&#8217;m sure some telanted and dedicated person we could give it a go!   I guess the kids could leave radishes instead of bread crumbs &#8230;..hmm! </p>
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<link>http://landrelief.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/le-mur-vegetal/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>haley.loram</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The vertical garden is something closer to a living painting than a garden.&#8221; - Patrick ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Vertical Garden in Madrid" src="http://www.genitronsviluppo.com/architettura_sostenibile/immagini/giardini_verticali_patrick_blanc_caixa_forum_madrid_architettura_sostenibile_2.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="250" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">&#8220;The vertical garden is something closer to a living painting than a garden.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">- Patrick Blanc</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">The French botanist Patrick Blanc has been creating what <a href="http://pingmag.jp/2006/12/08/vertical-garden-the-art-of-organic-architecture/">Ping Magazine</a> calls, &#8220;organic wallpapers&#8221; since 1988. <em><br />
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Vertical Garden in Mall" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/400989227_0d92b77096_o.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="482" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">To replace soil,  Blanc uses a lightweight structure composed of  a metal frame, a 1cm thick sheet of pvc, and a layer of felt. The plants put roots through the felt without damaging the walls of the building, and a mineral complex mixed with water flows evenly through the living tapestry from the top of the wall.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Vertical Garden" src="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/images/uploads/10-11-plant1.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="500" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Blanc notes that the walls can reduce energy consumption because they have an insulating effect similar to that of green roofs and that they cleanse the air with the same or greater efficiency than plants with their roots in the ground. The vertical gardens require minimal human intervention after installation and can support richly textured plant life over a multitude of surfaces.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">This scientist/landscape architect has even created a dress out of living plants:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Patrick Blancs robe vegetale" src="http://www.offbeathomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/patrick-blanc-robe-vegetale2.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="458" /></p>
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<p>Check out his <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/">website</a> for more.</p>
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<link>http://gardenmuse.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/is-this-not-the-coolest-thing-ever/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cindydyer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gardenmuse.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/is-this-not-the-coolest-thing-ever/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[During our short stop in Huntsville, Sue and Steve treated Michael and me to lunch at Westin Hotel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>During our short stop in Huntsville, Sue and Steve treated Michael and me to lunch at Westin Hotel&#8217;s Sage Grill (where I feasted on my first fried green tomato ever&#8212;now I know what the fuss is about!). Afterward, we browsed the shops at <a href="http://www.bridgestreethuntsville.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Bridge Street Town Centre</strong></span></a>, one of Huntsville&#8217;s newest shopping malls. I was immediately drawn to the &#8220;living walls&#8221; at the <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Anthropologie</strong></span></a> store. New York-based <a href="http://www.eoarch.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Elmslie Osler Architect</strong></span></a> designed the store as well as the living wall&#8212;the largest in North America. The installation is constructed with two foot by two foot panels that are three inches deep. The container trays were filled with growing medium and pre-planted with seeds from various sedums. The walls bloom in the spring and stay green throughout the milder winter months in Huntsville. They serve another purpose&#8212;extra insulation to reduce energy use. In the summer, the south-facing walls absorb UV rays that cool the building&#8217;s interior. The 2,000 square foot wall was created by <a href="http://www.agreenroof.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Green Living Technologies</strong></span></a>.</p>
<p>There are two categories of green walls: green facades and living walls. Green walls are comprised of climbing plants growing directly on a wall or on specially designed structures. Living walls are composed of pre-vegetated panels or fabric systems that are attached to a frame or structural wall.</p>
<p>The concept of &#8220;vertical gardens&#8221; or &#8220;Le Mur Végétal&#8221; was invented by botanist Patrick Blanc. Click <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> to browse his amazing website with beautiful examples of vertical gardens. They are also known as biowalls.</p>
<p>Read more about Anthropologie&#8217;s &#8220;edgy and unexpected&#8221; store facades <a href="http://www.visualstore.com/index.php/channel/12/id/13738" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.</p>
<p>Check out this article by architect Randy Sharp&#8212; &#8220;<a href="http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6459410.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>6 Things You Need to Know About Green Walls</strong></span></a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/11-buildings-wrapped-in-green-walls.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>www.treehugger.com</strong></span></a><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/11-buildings-wrapped-in-green-walls.php" target="_blank"></a> to see some really beautiful buildings wrapped in living walls.</p>
<p>Learn about maintenance of green walls at <a href="http://www.greenroofs.com/green_walls.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>www.greenroofs.com</strong></span></a></p>
<p>Gardener&#8217;s Supply Company sells <a href="http://www.gardeners.com/Living-Wall-Outdoor-Planter/PatioPlanters_Cat,37-001RS,default,cp.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>outdoor living wall planters</strong></span></a> as well as <a href="http://www.gardeners.com/Living-Wall-Indoor/37-085RS,default,pd.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>indoor living wall panels</strong></span></a>. Click <a href="http://photos.gardeners.com/thumbnails.php?album=179" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> to see more examples of living walls in their photo center.</p>
<p>I know what my next project is going to be!</p>
<p><strong>© Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved.</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://cindydyer.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/livingwallnew.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2415" title="livingwallnew" src="http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/livingwallnew.jpg" alt="livingwallnew" width="471" height="1946" /></a><br />
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<link>http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/is-this-not-the-coolest-thing-ever/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cindydyer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/is-this-not-the-coolest-thing-ever/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[During our short stop in Huntsville, Sue and Steve treated Michael and me to lunch at Westin Hotel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>During our short stop in Huntsville, Sue and Steve treated Michael and me to lunch at Westin Hotel&#8217;s Sage Grill (where I feasted on my first fried green tomato ever&#8212;now I know what the fuss is about!). Afterward, we browsed the shops at <a href="http://www.bridgestreethuntsville.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Bridge Street Town Centre</strong></span></a>, one of Huntsville&#8217;s newest shopping malls. I was immediately drawn to the &#8220;living walls&#8221; at the <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Anthropologie</strong></span></a> store. New York-based <a href="http://www.eoarch.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Elmslie Osler Architect</strong></span></a> designed the store as well as the living wall&#8212;the largest in North America. The installation is constructed with two foot by two foot panels that are three inches deep. The container trays were filled with growing medium and pre-planted with seeds from various sedums. The walls bloom in the spring and stay green throughout the milder winter months in Huntsville. They serve another purpose&#8212;extra insulation to reduce energy use. In the summer, the south-facing walls absorb UV rays that cool the building&#8217;s interior. The 2,000 square foot wall was created by <a href="http://www.agreenroof.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Green Living Technologies</strong></span></a>.</p>
<p>There are two categories of green walls: green facades and living walls. Green walls are comprised of climbing plants growing directly on a wall or on specially designed structures. Living walls are composed of pre-vegetated panels or fabric systems that are attached to a frame or structural wall.</p>
<p>The concept of &#8220;vertical gardens&#8221; or &#8220;Le Mur Végétal&#8221; was invented by botanist Patrick Blanc. Click <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> to browse his amazing website with beautiful examples of vertical gardens. They are also known as biowalls.</p>
<p>Read more about Anthropologie&#8217;s &#8220;edgy and unexpected&#8221; store facades <a href="http://www.visualstore.com/index.php/channel/12/id/13738" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.</p>
<p>Check out this article by architect Randy Sharp&#8212;&#8221;<a href="http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6459410.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>6 Things You Need to Know About Green Walls</strong></span></a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/11-buildings-wrapped-in-green-walls.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>www.treehugger.com</strong></span></a><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/11-buildings-wrapped-in-green-walls.php" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong></strong></span></a> to see some really beautiful buildings wrapped in living walls.</p>
<p>Learn about maintenance of green walls at <a href="http://www.greenroofs.com/green_walls.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>www.greenroofs.com</strong></span></a></p>
<p>Gardener&#8217;s Supply Company sells <a href="http://www.gardeners.com/Living-Wall-Outdoor-Planter/PatioPlanters_Cat,37-001RS,default,cp.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>outdoor living wall planters</strong></span></a> as well as <a href="http://www.gardeners.com/Living-Wall-Indoor/37-085RS,default,pd.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>indoor living wall panels</strong></span></a>. Click <a href="http://photos.gardeners.com/thumbnails.php?album=179" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> to see more examples of living walls in their photo center.</p>
<p>I know what my next project is going to be!</p>
<p><strong>© Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved.</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://cindydyer.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/livingwallnew.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2415" title="livingwallnew" src="http://cindydyer.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/livingwallnew.jpg" alt="livingwallnew" width="471" height="1946" /></a><br />
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<title><![CDATA[La domanda di Patrick]]></title>
<link>http://attraversogiardini.it/2008/11/14/la-domanda-di-patrick/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://attraversogiardini.it/2008/11/14/la-domanda-di-patrick/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Da quando ho chiuso il libretto di Patrick Blanc una sua considerazione/domanda mi ronza attorno e p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Da quando ho chiuso il libretto di <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/">Patrick Blanc</a> una sua considerazione/domanda mi ronza attorno e più la lascio fare più mi sembra interessante. Da <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Blanc, Patrick, <em><code><a href="http://www.ibs.it/code/9788833919058/blanc-patrick/bello-di-essere-pianta.html?shop=4291">Il bello di essere pianta</a></code></em>, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino, 2008</span> pag. 53:</p>
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<blockquote><p>Due modalità di crescita profondamente diverse hanno dunque permesso alle piante di diffondersi: fusti striscianti orizzontali e ramificati e fusti verticali poco ramificati che garantivano la fotosintesi. I gruppi di piante apparse in seguito hanno perlopiù mantenuto questi due tipi opposti di ramificazione: una basale con ripetizione di fusti che emettono radici, a garantire la perennità della pianta aprendo loro la porta dell&#8217;immortalità, e una aerea su fusti di durata limitata. Tutte le piante che hanno mantenuto solo quella aerea, come molti alberi e le erbe annuali, presto o tardi sono così votate alla morte, contrariamente a quelle che hanno conservato la ramificazione basale. <strong>Non è curioso che la via dell&#8217;immortalità passi raso terra piuttosto che in cielo?</strong></p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[Patrick Blanc]]></title>
<link>http://lescommissaires.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/patrick-blanc/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>papillonfille</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lescommissaires.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/patrick-blanc/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hello. I found this on a random environmentalist art search and really liked all the green. Bit of a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hello. I found this on a random environmentalist art search and really liked all the green. Bit of a nature fan me.  I like the way he fuses city space with rural landscapes and the way he reclaims the previously built on space, I think Wordsworth and his daffodils would be pleased as it&#8217;s quite anti-industrialisation. Plus it fully shits on alan titchmarsh too! woo!</p>
<p> Click on the photo&#8230;it&#8217;s linked to his homepage&#8230;magic!</p>
<div id="attachment_29" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 480px"><a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/"><img class="size-full wp-image-29" title="Lush " src="http://lescommissaires.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/blanc-wall2.jpg" alt="Lusheous " width="470" height="352" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lusheous </p></div>
<p>There&#8217;s an interview he did with the NY times which can be found <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/garden/03blanc.html?_r=1&#38;oref=slogin">here&#8230;</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Who is Patrick Blanc?]]></title>
<link>http://theweeklyproject.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/who-is-patrick-blanc/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Francisco J. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
<guid>http://theweeklyproject.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/who-is-patrick-blanc/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Image via: Flickr- Grébert Do plants really need soil? No, they don&#8217;t&#8230; The soil is merel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="reflect aligncenter" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/134976636_3e20e61fa3.jpg?v=0" alt="Patrick Blanc, Quatre Temps, La Défense, Puteaux by Grébert." width="198" height="264" /></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;">Image via: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/monputeaux/134976636/">Flickr</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/monputeaux/134976636/">- Grébert</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"><em>Do plants really need soil? No, they don&#8217;t&#8230; The soil is merely nothing than a mechanic support. Only water and the many minerals dissolved in it are essential to plants, together with light and carbon dioxide to conduct photosynthesis.</em></p>
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<p>Usually happens that we know works from starchitects and we straight away don&#8217;t even think over some details of them which might be produced by kind of anonymous starcollaborators too.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">And that is what happens in projects as the Caixa Forum Madrid or the Museé des Arts Premiers Quai Branly, where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Blanc">Patrick Blanc</a> was committed  by Herzog and de Meuron and Jean Nouvel respectively, to prepare a green living tapestry as part of the whole project. The list of <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">projects</span> walls, as he likes to call them, he shows in his <a href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/">site</a> is huge and worth having a look.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/2254163061_4f2c1939a3.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="210" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial;">Image via: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurenmanning/2254163061/">Flickr &#8211; lurenatclemson</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/monputeaux/134976636/"></a><br />
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<p>He has been working on his copyrighted <em>Mur végétal</em> since he first designed a vertical garden for <em>The Musée des Sciences Techniques de La Villette</em> in 1988, although he has been more productive over the 21st century collaborating with architects all over the world.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/63D2UkkTtBQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/63D2UkkTtBQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>More via: <a href="http://midf.com.au/2008/07/21/patrick-blanc/">MIDF 2008</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[El Jardín Vertical de la Torre Cristal]]></title>
<link>http://elblogdealiciamesa.es/2008/09/16/el-jardin-vertical-de-la-torre-cristal/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alicia Mesa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elblogdealiciamesa.es/2008/09/16/el-jardin-vertical-de-la-torre-cristal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Creo que todos los madrileños, de nacimiento o de adopción, no podemos evitar mirar con orgullo nues]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Creo que todos los madrileños, de nacimiento o de adopción, no podemos evitar mirar con orgullo nuestras <a title="Cuatro Torres" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuatro_Torres_Business_Area" target="_blank">Cuatro Torres</a>, esas que han cambiado para siempre el skyline de nuestra ciudad.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:0 0 6pt;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"><a href="http://aliciamesa.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/torres-madrid.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-64" style="border:0;" title="torres-madrid" src="http://aliciamesa.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/torres-madrid.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="262" /></a></span></p>
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<p>El otro día vi en una noticia cómo en una de ellas, en la <a title="Torre Cristal" href="http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/270518/0/torre/cristal/jardin/" target="_blank">Torre Cristal de Mutua Madrileña</a>, estaban creando el sueño de todo urbanita que se precie: tener un jardín del Edén en el corazón de la urbe. Desde la cima del edificio hasta cuatro plantas por debajo, colgará este jardín, que dicen, será visible desde La Castellana.</p>
<p style="margin:0 0 6pt;">Me parece maravillosa la creación por parte del paisajista y botánico francés, <a title="Patrick Blanc" href="http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/mainen.php" target="_blank">Patrick Blanc</a>, (creador también del <a title="Jardin vertical del Caixa Forum" href="http://madrid.vivelaciudad.es/2008/08/28-jardin-vertical-de-caixa-forum-madrid" target="_blank">jardín vertical de Caixa Forum</a>, en el paseo del Prado, 36)  y no puedo más que pensar, no sin cierta envidia, en lo afortunados que serán los que tengan la suerte de trabajar de cara a este espacio tan singular y especial. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Μετά τις πράσινες στέγες, ήρθαν οι πράσινοι τοίχοι!]]></title>
<link>http://earthhourhellas.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/vertical-gardens/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eleni</dc:creator>
<guid>http://earthhourhellas.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/vertical-gardens/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Το διαβάσαμε στο ηλεκτρονικό Ποντίκι και μας άρεσε. Αν και προτιμούμε και προτείνουμε τα φυσικά πράσ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Το διαβάσαμε στο ηλεκτρονικό <a href="http://www.topontiki.gr/Pontiki/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=3093&#38;Itemid=48" target="_blank">Ποντίκι</a> και μας άρεσε. Αν και προτιμούμε και προτείνουμε τα φυσικά πράσινα τοπία.  Πάντως, πρέπει να αναγνωρίσουμε το ταλέντο του σύγχρονου ανθρώπου να δημιουργεί προβλήματα (βλέπε αβίωτες πόλεις) και έπειτα να μιμείται τη Φύση προκειμένου να τα λύσει. Ο άνθρωπος του μέλλοντος (δηλαδή η γενιά μας, &#60;30) θα αποφεύγει τη δημιουγία προβλημάτων, μιμούμενος και σεβόμενος τη Φύση εξ αρχής.</p>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.topontiki.gr/Pontiki/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=3093&#38;Itemid=48">Ο κήπος στον τοίχο</a></h3>
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<p>Μου αρέσει να βάζω τη φύση εκεί όπου κανείς δεν το περιμένει» διατείνεται ο Πατρίκ Μπλανκ. Ο 53χρονος γάλλος βοτανολόγος σίγουρα εννοεί ό,τι λέει. Ειδικότητά του; Οι πράσινοι τοίχοι. Ή Κάθετοι Κήποι, όπως προτιμά ο ίδιος να αποκαλεί τις δημιουργίες του, τη δημιουργία δηλαδή κήπων επάνω σε τοίχους κτιρίων. Χρειάζονται πράγματι τα φυτά έδαφος για να μεγαλώσουν; Όχι, είναι η απάντηση που δίνει μέσα από την ιστοσελίδα του, αλλά και εμπράκτως ο κύριος Μπλανκ. «Το έδαφος δεν είναι τίποτα περισσότερο από μια μηχανική υποστήριξη. Μόνο το νερό και οι&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;ανόργανες ουσίες στις οποίες αναλύεται είναι απαραίτητα για τα φυτά, μαζί με το φως και το διοξείδιο του άνθρακα για να γίνεται η φωτοσύνθεση» αναφέρει. Οι δημιουργίες του αναπτύσσονται επάνω σε ανθεκτικά πλαίσια από μέταλλο, PVC και μη βιοδιασπώμενο πίλημα.</p>
<p>Βοτανολόγος αλλά και θεωρούμενος ως καλλιτέχνης πλέον, ο Μπλανκ βρήκε εξαρχής εξαιρετικά ενδιαφέροντα τα φυτά τα οποία αναπτύσσονται χωρίς χώμα και με ελάχιστο φως. Έτσι, πήγε να μελετήσει το φαινόμενο στο Πανεπιστήμιο Pierre &#38; Marie Curie του Παρισιού και ταξίδεψε για τον ίδιο λόγο στη Μαλαισία και την Ταϊλάνδη. Στη συνέχεια υπήρξε ερευνητής στο Εθνικό Κέντρο Ερευνών του Παρισιού επί 25 χρόνια. Την&#8230; πινελιά του έχει βάλει στο Μουσείο Quai Branly του Παρισιού, στην μπουτίκ Marithe &#38; Francois Girbaud στο Μανχάταν, σε ένα εμπορικό κέντρο της Μπανγκόγκ, αλλά και στο Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης της Καναζάουα στην Ιαπωνία. Και ο ίδιος ο δημιουργός όμως αντιμετωπίζει τη δουλειά του ως τέχνη. «Ένας Κάθετος Κήπος αρχίζει σαν μια δισδιάστατη επιφάνεια, σαν πίνακας, και όσο τα φυτά μεγαλώνουν αποκτά όγκο» λέει. Η όλη διαδικασία γίνεται πολύ φυσιολογικά. Απόδειξη; Ο τοίχος που έφτιαξε για το Ίδρυμα Cartier του Παρισιού πριν από μια δεκαετία σχεδόν δεν χρειάστηκε ποτέ κλάδεμα!</p>
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<p>Το κόστος ενός τέτοιου τοίχου είναι γύρω στα 450 ευρώ ανά 3,3 τ.μ. Φθηνό μάλλον για&#8230; έργο τέχνης. Χρειάζονται περίπου 30 φυτά ανά τ.μ. Ο Μπλανκ προτιμά τα φυτά με φύλλωμα και λιγότερο τα λουλούδια. Το πότισμα γίνεται από την κορυφή, αυτόματα. Το συνολικό βάρος ενός τέτοιου κήπου είναι λιγότερο από 30 κιλά ανά τ.μ. Οι Κάθετοι Κήποι όμως είναι διπλά οικολογικοί. Πρώτον, δίνουν μια μοναδική ευκαιρία στους ανθρώπους των μεγαλουπόλεων να έρθουν κοντά στη φύση. Επιπλέον όμως βοηθούν και στη μείωση κατανάλωσης ενέργειας, προστατεύοντας το κτίριο από το κρύο τον χειμώνα και παρέχοντας ένα φυσικό σύστημα δροσίσματος το καλοκαίρι. Προσφέρει επίσης έναν ξεχωριστό τρόπο φυσικού καθαρισμού της ατμόσφαιρας. Ο κύριος Μπλανκ είναι κατηγορηματικός. Οι τοίχοι του είναι οι κήποι του μέλλοντος. «Το οριζόντιο έχει τελειώσει. Ο κάθετος χώρος είναι ακόμα ελεύθερος» διατείνεται. Ποιος μπορεί να τον αμφισβητήσει;</p>
<p>Πηγή <a href="http://www.topontiki.gr/Pontiki/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=3093&#38;Itemid=48" target="_blank">Το Ποντίκι 26.06.08</a></p>
<p><strong>Ο πρώτος κάθετος κήπος στην Ελλάδα στο <a href="http://www.greendesignfestival.gr/" target="_blank">Green Design Festival</a>, 10 Σεπ-1 Οκτ στην Αθήνα</strong>: &#8220;Οι κάθετοι κήποι είναι μια διεθνής, καινοτόμoς τάση στην ερμηνεία του αστικού πράσινου, που καταφέρνει να κυριεύσει κάθετους χώρους παρατημένους στο έλεος της πολεοδομικής επιπολαιότητας. Παράλληλα, είναι και μια προσπάθεια δημιουργίας ισορροπίας του αστικού οικοσυστήματος. Το Green Design Festival παρουσιάζει τον πρώτο κάθετο κήπο της χώρας, στο παλαιό Δημαρχείο της οδού Λιοσίων 22, χώρο εξυπηρέτησης χιλιάδων πολιτών καθημερινά.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Διαβάστε περισσότερα για τους κάθετους κηπους του Πατρίκ Μπλάνκ κάνοντας κλικ στην εικόνα.</p>
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