The term "biophilia" was popularized by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in the 1960s. In his work, he used the word (from bio-, meaning "life," and -philia, meaning "friendly feeling toward") to describe the biological drive toward self-preservation. In the late 1970s, American biologist Edward O. Wilson extended the word's meaning, seeing it as the perfect word for "the rich, natural pleasure that comes from being surrounded by living organisms."
The first recognised creation of green walls or living walls was by Stanley Hart White in 1937. He developed his ‘botanical bricks’ invention alongside his teaching and built the prototypes himself in his back garden. These were the precursors to the ‘vegetation-bearing Architectonic Structure and System’ which he patented in 1938. This invention was a vertical garden system which could be built up to the size and shape required.
The green wall or living wall has developed from external structures to internal installations with not only real plants but artificial plants and real or preserved moss. Until now I haven't seen any rocks installed alongside the plants.
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