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First consult project is ‘Highly Commended’ at Planning Awards 2022
Excellent result at the Planning Awards 2022 with our very first consultancy project, under the category of ‘fostering a healthy town centre’. Our first project under our consultancy division (learn more about that here)
Is our health affected by our surroundings? Discussion with Jane Findlay, President of LI
Joined by Jane Findlay, President of the Landscape Institute and Director of Fira who describes herself as passionate about promoting the psychological and physical benefits that quality landscape design plays in all aspects.
The future of office working and why biophilic design matters, with Katie Le Chevalier
With Katie Le Chevalier, Biophilic Design Expert.) During the pandemic, research showed that going for walks was one of our top coping strategies.

Lighting: Why internal living walls need proper lighting
Any internal living green wall will need supplementary lighting, which allows the plants to photosynthesise, grow and stay healthy.

The Mailbox development with Nigel Rawlings, CEO of Rise Homes
A massive transformation for Stockport's former sorting office, involving 1,190 square metres of biodiverse living wall.

5 top considerations when designing a living wall
Designing a living wall isn’t one-size-fits-all — each system must suit the building’s unique features, location, and available space.
The importance of biophilia in the city
We often speak of biophilia in relation to interior design, but what about the outdoors? If biophilia describes our innate connection with nature, shouldn’t we be keeping this in mind when we design in our urban spaces?
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Viritopia Living Wall Process: Planting
Find out what happens during the planting and establishment stages of a living wall project.
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Viritopia Living Wall Process: Maintenance
Watch this video to find out more about how our maintenance team tend to our living walls all over the country.
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National Art Gallery Installation
Our work on the hoarding of the National Art Gallery in London involved recreating a famous Van Gogh painting, in plants.
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Viritopia Living Wall Process: Installation
Find out what happens during the installation stage of a living wall project.

2 London Wall Place: The Project
This extensive scheme is transforming the historic London Wall and creating a thriving new business quarter and public amenity space.
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