Facade greenery : contemporary landscaping /
Chris van Uffelen
- 1st edition,
- [Germany] : Braun Publishing Inc., c2011
- 174 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Facade greenery :, Facade
Pershing Hall Hotel -- M2 Metro Station -- Ballet Valet parking garage -- House near Brussels -- Shinjuku Gardens -- Consorcio-Santiago Building -- House Reid -- El Japonez -- Acros Fukuoka -- MFO-Park Zurich -- Calzada de los Sabinos -- Natura Towers -- Edipresse -- Theater foyer -- Ex Ducati -- Open house TEC -- Pioneer headquarters -- Home 06 -- Serre des jardins -- Sihlcity -- DIGI Technology operation center -- Replay Florence -- Spidernethewood -- Theater studio for university -- Musée du Quai Branly -- Biopark -- Casino Hollywood -- House F -- Hilltop estate -- House Wilson -- Procore -- Salad bar -- Square vinet -- Z58 -- Solar das acacias -- Academisch Ziekenhuis -- Chan Center for the Performing Arts -- 118 Elysées -- Seed posts -- El Charro -- Eco-boulevard.
The greening of facades gives back a piece of nature to the built environment. Thanks to the vertical garden concept, the centuries old idea of a green wall emerging from the architecture itself has become a trend topic in the 21st century. But the planting of facades is more than just an extension to the form vocabulary of architecture: especially for ecological reasons, like improved building climate quality and optimized energy balance, it represents sustainable architecture. On the basis of texts, photographs, and plans, FacadeGreenery documents the entire spectrum of this species, along with some of the most unusual contemporary examples.