Perhaps Galina would like an edible wall installation next to her desk. She could grow herbs and even fruits and vegetables for faculty members' lunches. Terry could have a raspberry plant growing through her wall partition, supplanting the ubiquitous dish of candies on her desk. If the faculty center acquired a fish tank, as every institutional lobby building type should, the fish poop could feed the plants while the plants filter the fishes' water. To complete the loop, we will punch a skylight in the center of the ceiling so that a solar panel can run the vertical farm's water pump. Inka Biospheric Systems' Sun Curve (its vertical farm + fish tank + solar power design) has a battery which can even store enough power to run Galina's laptop, or charge her cell phone. Digital fabrication can be implemented to mill the lattice work for vine tendrils to grow up the wall. The extreme functionality as well as increasing popularity of "green" and "sustainable" architectural elements today makes the edible wall a clear choice to enhance Woodbury's image as a cutting edge institute for architectural learning.
http://dirt.asla.org/2009/11/19/edible-walls-grow-in-popularity/
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/vertical-farm-fish-tank.php
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