Stanley Hart White (1891–1979) was a professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois from 1922 to 1959[1] and the inventor of the green wall.
Stan, by the way, has taken out a patent on an invention of his called ‘Botanical Bricks,’ which are simply plant units capable of being built up to any height, for quick landscape effects, the vertical surfaces covered with flowering vines, or the like.
He thinks that the idea has great possibilities for such things as world fairs, city yards, indoor gardens, and many other projects.
The impact of this invention has still unrealized provocations on this history of gardens and designed landscapes, establishing precedent for verdant modernism in the prewar Middle West.
Stanley Hart White is also known for his innovative teaching style and his influence on the work of Richard Haag, Hideo Sasaki, Peter Walker, Stu Dawson, Philip H. Lewis Jr., and numerous others.