Patrick Blanc
Botanist
November 3, 2009
A Selected Bibliography
Books
Blanc, Patrick, 1953-, and Vé Lalot. 2008. The vertical garden : From nature to the city. New York: W.W. Norton.
Blanc, Patrick, and Vé Lalot. 2008. Le mur végétal : De la nature à la ville. Neuilly-sur-Seine: Michel Lafon.
Schidlosvky, Catherine, and Bruno Suet. 2007. Jardiniers. Paris: Marval.
Articles
Blanc, Patrick. "Conservation Et Procédé De Mise En Réserve Des Fragments De Peintures Murales Gallo-Romaines Découverts." Cahiers de la rotonde.13 (1989): 27-8.
---. "Étude Technique Du Pavement De La Tour De La Taillerie, Au Château Du Louvre." Cahiers de la rotonde.13 (1989): 71-4.
---. "Murs Végétaux: La Biodiversité En Ville." Architecture intérieure-Créé.298 (2001): 58-[59].
Botanist P. Blanc discusses his concept of 'garden walls' which are vertical structures composed of plants.
Caille, Emmanuel. "Le Végétal: Mur Végétal Du Forum Culturel Du Blanc-Mesnil." Moniteur architecture AMC.126 (2002): 102-.
---. "Le Végétal: Mur Végétal Du Pershing Hall Hotel á Paris." Moniteur architecture AMC.126 (2002): 103-.
Cook, Peter. "Sowing the Seeds for a New Wave of Vegetation on Buildings." Architectural review 222.1328 (2007): 38-.
Plants on the walls of the Quai Branley museum in Paris: Patrick Blanc; green trellises by Peter Cook on the Vertical Museum in Madrid.
Davoine, Gilles, et al. "Lyon: Le Végétal, Instrument d'Un Territoire Plus Solidaire." Moniteur architecture AMC.89 (1998): 100,121-98.
Significance of areas of vegetation in Lyon, France. Discusses pocket parks and gardens by G. Clément, M. Corajoud, M. Desvigne, C. Dalnoky, M-A Boyer, S. Maniaque, Ove Arup, Ilex, P. Cribier, L. Guibert, P. Giorda, P. Jacotot, P. Blanc, G. Péré, R. Di Rosa, Norae, P. Hannetel, A. Yver, M. Ducaté, E. Jalbert, J. Le Gac, B. Tanant, J-M Wilmotte.
Deligny, Stephane. "Façades Végétales: Musée Des Civilisations, Paris." Moniteur architecture AMC.152 (2005): 112-3.
Dietrich, Lisa. "Musée Du Quai Branly: The Horizontal and Vertical Landscape of the New Musée Du Quai Branly in Paris." Landscape architecture Australia.113 (2007): 58-64.
Garnier, Frédérique. "Der Garten Des Quai Branly = the Garden on Quai Branly." Garten & Landschaft 116.9 (2006): 35-9.
Garden by Gilles Clément surrounding the museum for the art and culture of Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas, as well as hanging garden by Patrick Blanc.
Gonchar, Joann. "Vertical and Verdant, Living Wall Systems Sprout on Two Buildings, in Paris and Vancouver." Architectural Record 195.2 (2007): 149-.
Hautajärvi, Harri. "Kulttuurien Kudoksia Pariisissa = the Cultural Textures of Paris [Musée Du Quai Branly]." Arkkitehti 103.5 (2006): 90-4.
Hoffman, Michelle. "Garden Apartment." Dwell 7.1 (2006): 144.
Indoor garden wall designed by Patrick Blanc.
Lambertini, Anna. "Artificial Wilderness: Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens." A & U: architecture & urbanism.4 (2009): 48-53.
Magrou, Rafaël. "Patrick Blanc, Folies Végétales, Espace EDF Electra, Paris." Techniques et architecture.487 (2006): 43-5.
Marquis, Philippe, et al. "Les Peintures Murales Gallo-Romaines Du 12 De La Rue De l'Abbé-De-l'Épée (Ve Arrondissement): Données Archéologiques." Cahiers de la rotonde.15 (1994): 57-165.
Archaeological findings for the Paris site, with reports by Hélène Eristov, Solange de Vaugiraud, and Patrick Blanc.
Nouvel, Jean, et al. "Branly, Le Musée Des Arts Premiers." Architecture intérieure-Créé.326 (2006): 116-137].
"Patrick Blanc: Vertical Gardens." Lotus international.135 (2008): 80-1.
Raxworthy, Julian. "Patrick Blanc." Landscape architecture Australia.118 (2008): 59-60.
Describes the beliefs and intentions of the French botanist and green or living wall expert.
Roulet, Sophie. "Jean Nouvel's Musée Du Quai Branly, Paris." A10: new European architecture.10 (2006): 62-.
Sorvig, Kim. "The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City, by Patrick Blanc [and] Vertical Gardens, by Anna Lambertini." Landscape architecture 98.11 (2008): 124-5.
The former title was published in 2008 by Norton and the latter in 2007 by Verba Volant.
Sowa, Axel. "Die Vertikalen Gärten Des Patrick Blanc." Arch plus.142 (1998): 44-5.
Profile of the botanist and tropical flora specialist.
Strano, Carmelo. "Patrick Blanc è Un Artista? = Vegetal Walls." Arca.223 (2007): 76-[79].
"Thématisation d'Une Boutique De Vêtements Sur Deux Niveaux [Paris]." Moniteur architecture AMC (2002): 106-.
Greenhouse behind glass as decor in Paris clothing store.
Webb, Michael. "Cultural Levitation: Art Museum, Madrid, Spain." Architectural review 223.1336 (2008): 46-[55].
CaixaForum by Herzog & de Meuron was crafted from a former power station, built in 1901. Its granite facade has been removed to expose brick walls that have been capped by rusted and pierced steel for the new rooftop extension. Green wall landscaping by Patrick Blanc.
Zhi, Wen-jun, and Jia Wang. "An Art Palace Dissolved in the Woods: Museum of Quai Branly, Paris." Shi dai jian zhu = Time & architecture.6 (2007): 118-[124].