Green walls are regularly used throughout Europe and Asia, and in Tokyo they are considered more valuable than green roofs for cooling the city. But the vegetated green wall is still new to the ...

Seven years ago, Stephanie Joshi decided the family room of her New York City townhouse wasn't quite wild enough; she decided to put a jungle on her wall. Why? "To bring outside in," she said. As for ...

Facades are a building’s most visible element, and adding plants offers entirely new dimensions of texture, symbolism, and seasonal dynamism. As French botanist and green-wall pioneer Patrick Blanc ...

John Rayner receives funding from the Australian and Victorian Governments, the City of Melbourne and Melbourne Water and is affiliated with Green Roofs Australasia. He helped to write the 'Growing ...

Surprisingly, green walls are a relatively new concept; in fact, the idea was first popularized by French botanist Patrick Blanc in the 1980’s. Hence, this might explain why the design community still ...

The living wall trend has plenty to recommend it: It freshens up a space, adds an unexpected element of greenery, and makes a major design statement. With Kinetic Green Canvas—developed ...

Green walls are not only spectacularly beautiful, but they also help enliven a space, humidify the air, and process toxins. We loved this simple and modular living wall by Greenworks, a design duo ...

Architects in the UK may be under false impressions about the fire-safety of green walls due to non-standardised test procedures – including being soaked with water before testing – that are not ...