Category: vegitecture
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Jean Nouvel: Veg.itect
From Curbed LA a series of articles on Jean Nouvel‘s current work in Los Angeles, and beyond. This project is slated as luxury condos in Century City, which judging from the existing skyline is not a hotbed of zoomy vegetated architecture. I appreciate Nouvel’s use of vegetation on this project as a mediator between indoors…
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Ken Yeang: Veg.itect
Defining the concept of Vegetated Architecture led me to identify some of the key players in the field. Rather than continue the segregation of disciplines, Veg.itecture spans disciplines, further blurring the lines of established practice regimes. This does not demark territories where only the few architect/LA dual practicioners are allowed to have this mantle, but…
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Veg.itecture: Defining Moments
Vegetated Architecture (aka Veg.itecture, VegArch, Building/Landscape Fusion) is a common theme on L+U. The working definition of this fusion of architecture and landscape has been swirling around in the back of my brain for some time, and I thought it appropriate to give some further definition of what this is. :: Terreform Treehouse – image…
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Reading List: Vertical Gardens
Arriving last week, one of many books to come in the next year focussed on green walls and vegetated architecture. Vertical Gardens, authored by Anna Lambertini with an introduction by Jacques Leenhardt and photos by Mario Ciampi. Much like the gardens themselves, the photos of projects are full of variety and almost moist to the…
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Veg.itecture: Photo Gallery
A few project photos, via the Archinect Image Gallery (a great resource of building-related images). Definitely more to come as there are a LOT of images to go through. Enjoy! :: House, 2005 – by Jan Kempenaers :: Palisades Concrete Pier House :: De Young Museum :: Nicolas G.Hayek Center — (featured previously on L+U)…
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Veg.itecture: Small(er)-Scale
This Swiss RE Office Building by BRT Arkitekten in Germany (the same company that formerly owned Foster’s Gherkin Building in London) featured on this weeks eye candy… the building dates from 2001, but is stunning with an vegetated extension of the facade created via climbing vines and screen panels. I love the way there is…
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Veg.itecture: Super Sized
The next in a continual series of Vegetated Architecture, including some large scale examples from Pittsburgh, Singapore, Moscow, and Paris. From Inhabitat: “Architect Vincent Callebaut’s latest project balances public galleries, meeting rooms and gathering spaces over canals and abandoned railroad tracks in the 19th Parisian district. The prototype uses green technologies and techniques but is…
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Veg.itecture: New Additions
A visual tour of some of the latest in Vegetated Architecture. From the wonderful to the integrated to the sophmoric – the ideas are flowing and the concept is here to stay. A few recent projects: In todays readings, from Archidose, the amazing pioneer of vertical greening, Patrick Blanc is at it again, creating a…
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Vegetated Architecture
New terms, or juxtaposition of terms, continually occur in the design dialogue. Sometimes these provide language for describing something new – a technology, process or approach. Other times, this language provides a new use of terms that gives resonance for a fresh approach to something old. Terms like living buildings, civic ecology, living architecture, natural…
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Living Walls
A theme that will recur often, is the idea of meshing landscape and architecture, particularly related to building skin. This approach has recently been showcased with the work of Patrick Blanc – specifically related to the Musee du quai Branly in Paris which has been extensively documented elsewhere… A few recent versions: Referenced in the…