Organic Architecture: Hanging Gardens By Patrick Blanc

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Patrick Blanc overgrows the vertical surfaces of buildings in the most beautiful way. he creates is far away from any fancy horticultural show, his Vertical Garden could rather be called eco-art, or greener architecture consisting of a variety of plants trailing gently up any interior or outside wall. Imagine the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon but this time on modern concrete buildings. But Patrick is not just simpy putting green on the walls which last for a day or two: set up with a highly scientific background he studies the many ways plants adapt to extreme situations at the CNRS, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris since 1982.

Twelve years ago Patrick began designing eco conscious architecture for public spaces, department stores or private living rooms. He worked for museums in Paris, Istanbul, Madrid, Seoul or the 21st Century museum of contemporary art in Kanazawa. Besides covering shop interiors like Girbaud’s in Paris with moss and ferns he designed for companies like Samsung and the Hypo Vereinsbank. Next year he will enrich the surface of a skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur and the Doha Office Tower in Qatar with greener beauty. No wonder le Docteur was honoured with several prizes like the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ or recently the gold medal of the Académie align=”center” style=”text-align: center;”>