Facades are a building’s most visible element, and adding plants offers entirely new dimensions of texture, symbolism, and seasonal dynamism. As French botanist and green-wall pioneer Patrick Blanc has said, “A simple wall can become something poetic.” Of course, poems can be tragic, and the risk of failure that comes with vegetating facades has tempered many architects’ enthusiasm. To put it bluntly, green walls can die.
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