More than … “The Nanjing Vertical Forest will be characterised by a high density of lush vegetation supported by balconies along the building facade.

A new kind of “vertical forest” has been envisioned for Toronto where trees would grow on every balcony. Completed in 2014 in Milan, Italy. “Vertical Forest is a model for a sustainable residential building, a project for metropolitan reforestation contributing to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding the city upon the territory. Traveling to Italy recently, we discovered the incredible Bosco Verticale: a skyscraper which is a living forest!
The project's two residential towers -- … LinkedIn. It will have 1100 trees from 23 local species, covering 60,000 square feet of plantable area.

The Vertical Forest Building is believed to be the largest application of this technology in the world. The idea The principles upon which the Vertical Forest project is based are something I agree with, admittedly.

PERI Basiano provided a customised formwork and scaffolding concept for building the towers.

NewsComAu … Considered to be the world’s first “vertical forest,” Milan’s Bosco Verticale twin-tower condominium project is an experiment in urban architecture that aims to filter some of the dirtiest air in Europe and provide its residents with a vision of the future. The buildings themselves are also largely self-sufficient, equipped with solar panels, geothermal heating and a grey-water system that irrigates the greenery. After so many years in which form has been the main, if not the only, element to care about in architecture, Boeri focused instead on urban people’s needs, the role of building design within an urban strategy, and tries to push contemporary architecture beyond the ordinary.

The project was set to create a new standard for sustainable housing to contrast Milan's increasing pollution threat. It is a model of vertical densification of nature within the city (…).

The building is placed in Porta Nuova Isola, an area which was historically dedicated to light industrial and craft activities.. $2.6m forest in the sky apartments, the Bosco Verticale DESIGNERS in Milan are taking the idea of sustainable living to new heights by building a "forest in the sky". What an incredible piece of architecture. Officially opened in October 2014, Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) is a pair of award-winning residential towers in the Porta Nuova district of Milan, Italy designed by Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca and Giovanni La Varra). Vertical Forest is a model for a sustainable residential building, a project for metropolitan reforestation contributing to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding the city upon the territory. Two living, breathing buildings will be able to produce around 130 pounds of clean oxygen a day. Now Boeri is building his third complex, the Nanjing Vertical Forest. Trees on a building while borrowing from the idea of a forest are a long way from having the true ecological structure of a forest. Built in his home city of Milan, the celebrated complex teems with greenery, its facades transformed into living, breathing organisms. Facebook.
Officially opened in October 2014, Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) is a pair of award-winning residential towers in the Porta Nuova district of Milan, Italy designed by Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca and Giovanni La Varra). Italian architect Stefano Boeri has a penchant for designing living, breathing buildings. The diversity and features of plants produce humidity, absorb CO2 and dust, produce oxygen, protect the irradiation and acoustic pollution, improving the comfort of living and saving energy. Construction of the Vertical Forest’s apartments. Year: 2009-2014. Vertical Forest is a model for a sustainable residential building, a project for metropolitan reforestation contributing to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding the city upon the territory. Vertical Forest is a model for a sustainable residential building, a project for metropolitan reforestation contributing to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding the city upon the territory.