Bosco Verticale – The worlds most beautiful and innovative highrise

This is definitely a new approach on the

term, ‘a living wall’… or ‘walls’

Bosco Verticale, or “Vertical Forest” by

Stefano Boeri of Boeri Studio has won the 2014 International Highrise award.

Selected from a competitive shortlist of

towers, the building has been deemed to be “the most beautiful and innovative

highrise in the world”

The building is a model for sustainable

residential living, being praised for bringing over 800 trees and 14,000 plants

to the Milan infrastructure.

The building represents an expression of

the human need for contact with nature.

The architect had this to say: ““The

Vertical Forest represents a new approach to the highrise building, where trees

and humans share their living space. It is the first example worldwide of a

tower that enhances the hosting city with plant and fauna biodiversity. I am

happy for both Milan and Expo, and for

the Italian culture.”

Story by: Keelan McCafferty