This
post was inspired by a dream I had last night. I was flying over a
cityscape that was blanketed and dripping with lush vibrant gardens. The tops
of all the buildings were cultivated into beautiful gardens, and the foliage spilled
over their edges and created a city fully alive as a forest.
Incorporating
plants into architecture and sustainable design is not just a dream, but reality. Rain gardens, green roofs, and natural filtration systems are an
integral part of sustainable and responsible water use and management in our built environment. Plants are also beautiful and can be found in more and more art.
The
use of plants in sustainability and art is much too large to talk about in just
one post, but here is a whirlwind tour of the possibilities:
Cover
it in green:
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| Mud Maiden Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, UK Susan & Pete Hill |
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| Moss Stencil Brooklyn, NY edina tokodi & józsef vályi-tóth |
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| Anna Garforth |
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| Arbor Lace: 2002 Rockland Center for the Arts, NY 9’ x 4.5’ x 18’ Michele Brody |
Green your roof:
Green-filter your water:
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| Rain Garden |
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| John Todd Ecological Design |
More to come!