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Colonnes Symbiose in the open atrium of Mutualité Française, designed by Frank Michigan and Patrick Blanc, edged by the concrete meshwork designed by Rudy Ricciotti, Paris
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Patrick Blanc looking at the Colonnes Symbiose just two weeks after completion of plant installation, Mutualité Française, Paris, July 2026
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Patrick Blanc under the Colonnes Symbiose just two weeks after completion of plant installation, Mutualité Française, Paris, July 2026
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Colonnes Symbiose at the Mutualité Française, Paris, work in progress
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Colonnes Symbiose Mutualité Française, Paris, Work in progress
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Colonnes Symbiose at the Mutualité Française, Paris, just few days after plant installation, June 2026
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Colonnes Symbiose conducting the light to the ground, Mutualité Française, Paris
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Colonnes Symbiose at Mutualité Française, empty metal tubes transmitting the light to the ground, Paris
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Sonerila rudis in rainforest understory of Malaysia, each transparent hair acting like an optic fiber focusing the light on the subepidermal cells which become enriched in chlorophyll thus dark green, photo by Patrick Blanc
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Colocasia affinis in north Thailand forest understory, the transparent dome shaped epidermal leaf cells acting like lenses focusing the light on the chloroplasts of the underlying cells, photo by Patrick Blanc
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Colonnes Symbiose at Mutualité Française, Paris, first model by Franck Michigan
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Colonnes Symbiose, Mutualité Française, Paris, structural design by Franck Michigan
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Plant list by Patrick Blanc for the Colonnes Symbiose at Mutualité Française and species distribution on each column, first page
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Mutualité Française, Colonnes Symbiose 1, 2, 3, plant selection and design by Patrick Blanc
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Mutualité Française, Colonnes Symbiose 4, 5, 6, plant selection and design by Patrick Blanc
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Colonnes Symbiose at Mutualité Française, Paris, renovation by Rudy Ricciotti, reflection in glass façade
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Colonnes Symbiose before plant installation, Mutualité Française, Paris
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Patrick Blanc and Franck Michigan above the nine columns of the Symbiose project, just waiting for plant installation at the Mutualite Française, Paris, May 2026