Ignacio Solano Explained

Ignacio Solano
Birth Date:17 June 1977
Birth Place:Spain
Occupation:Landscaper and botanical investigator
Works:Definitive Guide of the Vertical Garden

Ignacio Solano Cabello (born 17 June 1977) is a Spanish biologist and landscaper who designs and builds green walls.[1]

He is the author of the Definitive Guide of the Vertical Garden.

Biography

Ignacio Solano is the founder of the company Paisajismo Urbano,[2] which designs and builds green walls, green facades, green roofs and other kinds of bioconstruction.

He has traveled in Latin America and the western Indian Ocean to study ecosystems.

In 2010 Solano studied mycorrhizal fungi in Madagascar which led to a green wall technique based on fungi and bacteria[3]

With his technology, more than a hundred projects have been developed all around the world.[4]

In 2012 he began teaching courses on vertical gardening.[5]

In 2016 he published Definitive Guide of the Vertical Garden.

Patented system

Ignacio Solano is author and owner of the patented system f + p for gardening facades. In turn, he is the inventor of the concept of Vertical Ecosystem, which includes vertical gardens and plant facades that have been developed with this system.

Vertical Ecosystems are based on the conception that vertical gardens resemble the natural ecosystems in their composition and in the way they function (especially those composed by epiphytes). They are composed of different plants that comprise the natural ecosystems, and so they resemble the relationships between the plants and the natural microorganisms. Therefore, conventional gardening concepts can not be applied for vertical gardening. In the words of Solano, "making a vertical garden is not just putting plants on a wall."[6]

Ignacio Solano's patent corrects and perfects the concept of vertical garden designed by French landscape architect Patrick Blanc. The result is a hydroponic system, in which is used a phytogenerant material, the texture, porosity and absorptive capacity of which are suitable to perform the function of substrate. The system is fully automated, and environmental factors, water chemistry and the status of the plants are monitored by automation control. An automated irrigation system continuously supplies the water and micronutrients the plants need.

These improvements enhance the environmental benefits of vertical gardens: generate oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide, trap dust and heavy metals, serve as thermal insulation (saving on air conditioning in buildings) and reduce noise pollution.[7]

Ignacio Solano has shown that his system works, not only because of all the vertical garden projects he has carried out in Spain and in the world, but also because the students in his courses have made vertical gardens with his system.

There are a number of benefits associated with installing our gardens in cities. These are some:

• Reduction of the risk of floods, since they retain a good part of the rainwater

• Enabling disused urban spaces

• Low water consumption, thanks to the use of a closed circuit

• In the case of these ecosystems, they do not attract or allow the proliferation of insects and bacteria, since this system provides a biological repellent.

• Multiple health benefits

and reduce your discomfort

Projects

Research

Much of the knowledge of Ignacio Solano on plant behavior and relationships between species comes from his experience as a researcher in jungles around the world. In 1998 he made his first trip to Mexico, and since then has gone through different ecosystems. In his travels he is dedicated to find out how plants behave under different conditions and to collect small samples of species.Highlights his studies of epiphytes plants of tropical understory, as well as the discoveries made in the jungles of Madagascar (2017), Chocó jungles (2015), Forests of the Bolivian Chapare (2014), Selva Lacandona (2014), among other, which allowed him to develop a formula based on microorganisms that ensures the survival of the vertical gardens.[14]

The last expedition that Ignacio Solano carried out was in the jungle of Panama in 2019, where he went in search of a mysterious frog.

It is one of the most difficult frogs to find. Ignacio Solano traveled the whole country in search of this peculiar little frog.

Publications

In addition to his two published books, Ignacio Solano has collaborated on the book 'Multifunctional Urban Green Infrastructure' edited by Editorial Agrícola Española with the creation of a chapter.

He was responsible for writing chapter 8, entitled 'Vertical Ecosystems: The Value of Fieldwork', which is included in the first part of the work, called Functional Activities.

Ignacio Solano, has had various appearances in different very relevant and important media outlets, but also in magazines such as National Geographic in 2018. This appearance in such a relevant magazine was for the construction of the largest vertical garden in the world located in Colombia.

Awards and honours

Interviews and press

Ignacio Solano has been working with Vertical Ecosystems since he began, appearing in the press and in numerous television interviews.

Here we can see some of them:

Specialized Conferences

Television Appearances

Press Appearances

References

  1. Web site: Patente "sistema para el ajardinamiento de fachadas". Ignacio Solano. 2011.
  2. Web site: Jardines verticales de Elche con destino a todo el mundo. Diario Información. 2014.
  3. Web site: Patenta un "cóctel de bacterias" para alargar la vida de jardines verticales. Diario Vasco. 2011. 2016-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220633/http://www.diariovasco.com/agencias/20120523/mas-actualidad/sociedad/patenta-coctel-bacterias-para-alargar_201205231647.html. 2014-05-12. dead.
  4. Web site: Medio centenar de jardines verticales de Ignacio Solano.
  5. Web site: Promueven los jardines verticales. La Política. 2012.
  6. Web site: Jardines verticales. Spend In Magazine. 2016.
  7. Web site: Green Roofs Healthy Cities North America Organization. 2016-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20161001120716/http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php/about/green-wall-benefits. 2016-10-01. dead.
  8. Web site: Paisajista reconocido trabaja en el jardín vertical más grande de Uruguay. VeoVerde. 2014.
  9. Web site: En Medellín está el jardín vertical más alto del mundo. Hora 12 Noticias. 2015.
  10. Web site: Empresarios de Cochabamba instalan el primer jardín vertical de Bolivia. La Patria. 2013.
  11. Web site: Paisajismo Urbano instalará el jardín vertical más grande de América. EcoSectores. 2012.
  12. Web site: Ecosistema vertical en la ciudad de Quito/Paisajismo Urbano/Greenstar.
  13. Web site: Paisajismo Urbano: jardín vertical del Centro comercial de Armenia en Colombia.
  14. Web site: Las "habichuelas mágicas" del siglo XXI. Diario Información. 2011.
  15. Web site: La Cámara entrega sus premios en la Noche de la Economía Alicantina. El Mundo. 2009.
  16. Web site: Éxito rotundo en la entrega de los I Premios Garden. Profesionales Hoy. 2011.

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