Vertical Gardens In Cities

Gone are the days of strict garden designs.

Vertical gardens in cities.

Pont max juvénal aix en provence france one of blanc s vertical gardens installed on a highway overpass in 2008 is striking enough to stop traffic. Verdant green walls are springing up all over lebanon mirroring global trends toward eco friendly sustainable architecture. Besides beautifying a cityscape vertical gardens serve the purpose of cleaning the air and also providing a tranquil atmosphere in the midst of the hustle and bustle of a city by absorbing the background noise. The idea of a genuine three dimensional urban topology that might create elevated spaces of equivalent character and variety to those found in any great city at street.

Similarly attempts to revive the corbusian idea of a vertical garden city like mori s project for tokyo repeat the same tired formula of separate towers set in open parks. The via verde project has focused on turning mexico city s grey to green through the construction of vertical gardens on columns along the periférico highway which rings the central city. From nature to the city that when building open air gardens in temperate regions like this one in southern france he imitates a naturally occurring gradation. Green houses are nothing new actually.

Blanc writes in his book the vertical garden. Today vertical garden ideas are about showcasing the textures colors and vibrancy of plants in fresh new ways. These gardens fit perfectly to the space conservation needs of our cities today. The traditional scandinavian houses a fairytale like just like the hobit s house from the lord of the rings testify to this.

Starting at the bottom with plants.