When completed the 27-storey Bosco Verticale in Milan will be the world’s first vertical “forest”. Each apartment will have a balcony planted with trees, which will shade the windows and filter out dust from the city. It is the grand vision of architect and academic Stefano Boeri. The tower is the first scheme in his BioMiolano project, which will create a green belt around the city and bring 60 abandoned farms back into community use. © Stefano Boeri

When completed the 27-storey Bosco Verticale in Milan will be the world’s first vertical “forest”. Each apartment will have a balcony planted with trees, which will shade the windows and filter out dust from the city. It is the grand vision of architect and academic Stefano Boeri. The tower is the first scheme in his BioMiolano project, which will create a green belt around the city and bring 60 abandoned farms back into community use.

© Stefano Boeri

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