http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:37:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/bus-roots-creating-a-mobile-green-space.html Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:22:57 +0000 A public project aims to reconnect urban communities with nature in a practical and playful way. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/hotel-architecture-inspired-by-trees.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:49:42 +0000 The architectural firm IAD proposes rethinking the structure of tall buildings based on how trees grow. Their proposal for a 'treehouse hotel' merges living space and vertical gardens in a building that forgoes the traditional glass box.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/patrick-blanc-talks-about-his-vertical-gardens.html Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:59:31 +0000 In the Talking Heads song Nothing but Flowers David Byrne describes a dystopian future where plants and vegetation have overpowered all the machinations of modern society- “There was a shopping mall, Now it’s all covered with flowers”.  It’s easy to be reminded of this phrase when viewing Patrick Blanc’s vertical garden installations, in which the artist turns the sides of ordinary builds and bridges into a lush wall of living plants. Blanc, a botanist for the CNRS turned artist, has perfected a growth technique which involves using a system of slats on the sides of buildings to hold them inRead more...]]>