The Museé du Quai Branly in Paris Boasts a Lush 650-foot Green Wall by Patrick Blanc

Posted By Ana Lisa Alperovich On October 3, 2012 @ 5:18 pm In Air quality,Architecture,Art,Botanical,carousel showcase,Daylighting,energy efficiency,gallery,Green renovation,Urban farming,Vertical Garden | No Comments

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We were recently in Paris for design week and as big fans of Patrick Blanc's work ^[6], we just couldn't miss a visit to the Museé du Quai Branly ^[7]. Designed by renowned architect Jean Nouvel, its Seine-facing facade has been covered with an impressive 650-foot-long green wall that serves as natural insulation and improves the air quality. Located just behind the Eiffel Tower ^[8], the museum´s many gardens also help creating healthy, recreational green spaces within the city.

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Featuring a 40-foot high and 650-foot long stunning green wall, The Museé du Quai Branly is definetely worth a visit if you are in Paris. Designed and planted by Gilles Clément and Patrick Blanc ^[9], it is one of Blanc´s most famous vertical gardens and as a passionate for biodiversity, he designed the living tapestry ^[10] to echo the cultural diversity of worldwide art inside the museum. To enter the museum, visitors have to go through swirling paths, secret gardens, trees and high grasses.

The museum´s building was masterminded by French architect Jean Nouvel ^[11] and it is composed by many volumes featuring side parasols for light control into the the interiors. A green oasis ^[12] in the city, the museum offers relaxing green spaces within its gardens used by tourists and locals for reading, improvised pic nics or meeting friends. A green-roofed concrete shelter is frequently used for kids´workshops and provides a good roof during bad weather days.

Exhibited under the towers´big presence, the immaculately curated ethnographic collection of indigenous art and artifecats inside comes from from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the to be showned to Paris lucky visitors.

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[6] Patrick Blanc's work: http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=patrick+blanc

[7] Museé du Quai Branly: http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/

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[9] Patrick Blanc: http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/

[10] living tapestry: http://inhabitat.com/patrick-blanc-unveils-new-vertical-garden-at-the-sofitel-vienna-stephansdom-stilwerk/

[11] Jean Nouvel: http://www.jeannouvel.com/

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