| Sumario: | BUILDING TYPE STUDY 1,020 LANDSCAPE VISITORS TO Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz in the center of Düsseldorf, Germany, might initially think that the 90-foot-tall off-kilter box shrouded in precisely clipped shrubs is a living sculpture or some sort of oversized topiary. And, if laid end to end, they would stretch nearly five miles, making the installation Europe's largest green facade, according to Ingenhoven Architects, the project's designer. And although, from Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz, the larger volume appears almost entirely wrapped in shrubs, its south facade, which faces a major shopping street, is glazed, as is the east facade.
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