Musee du Quai Branly Paris and the Living Wall That Started a Movement
# Musée du Quai Branly Paris and the Living Wall That Started a Movement I remember the first time I saw photos of the Quai Branly wall back in 2006.…
The High Line New York and How Abandoned Rail Became Green Infrastructure
I still remember the first time I walked the High Line in 2010, a year after the first section opened. I was researching adaptive reuse projects for my thesis, expecting…
Bosco Verticale Milan and What Living Facades Really Cost to Maintain
I remember the first time I saw photographs of Bosco Verticale back in 2014, thinking “that looks incredible, but how on earth do you maintain it?” Ten years later, having…
Ko Bogen II Dusseldorf and Europes Largest Green Facade
# Ko Bögen II Düsseldorf and Europe’s Largest Green Façade I’ve spent years telling clients that green façades are the future of urban design, but honestly, I was getting tired…
One Central Park Sydney and How Patrick Blanc Built the Worlds Most Famous Living Wall
I’ll be honest, when I first saw One Central Park rising from Sydney’s skyline in 2014, I thought someone had made a spectacular mistake. Here was this towering residential complex…
ACROS Fukuoka and the Building That Disappeared Under a Green Roof
I’ve been working with green roofs for fifteen years, and I’ve seen every variation you can imagine. Sedum carpets that look brilliant for six months then turn into brown matting.…
Nanyang Technological University Singapore and Tropical Green Roof Design
# The Green Roof That Made Me Rethink Everything I Knew About Tropical Design I’ve spent years telling clients that extensive green roofs don’t work in tropical climates. Too much…
Trent University Nottingham and Green Roofs in UK Higher Education
I spent fifteen years watching universities throw money at green credentials that looked impressive in marketing materials but delivered questionable environmental outcomes. Then I visited Nottingham Trent University’s Newton and…
Vancouver Convention Centre and Why Its Green Roof Became a Wildlife Habitat
I’ve walked on hundreds of rooftops during site visits, but stepping onto the Vancouver Convention Centre’s living roof was the moment I truly understood what green infrastructure could become. You’re…
California Academy of Sciences and the Green Roof That Breathes
# California Academy of Sciences and the Green Roof That Breathes I remember standing in Golden Gate Park looking up at what appeared to be hills that had somehow materialised…