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Bosco Verticale wins the International Highrise Award

United Kingdom Architecture News - Nov 26, 2014 - 10:46   2378 views

Bosco Verticale wins the International Highrise Award

photography by Paolo Rosselli

Bosco Verticale by Italian firm Boeri Studio was created to set a new benchmark for environmentally sustainable apartment housing in the region.

An innovative residential high-rise sprouts a lush vertical forest in Milan, winning the International Highrise Award 2014. The award of 50,000 euros was presented to Italian architecture firm Boeri Studio and developer Hines Italia by the City of Frankfurt, along with the German Architecture Museum and Deka Bank.

Bosco Verticale wins the International Highrise Award

photography by Paolo Rosselli

The Bosco Verticale project consists of two residential towers, standing at 110 metres and 76 metres high. With its verdant garden profile, Bosco Verticale goes some way towards alleviating Milan’s unfortunate reputation as one of Europe’s most polluted cities. In total, 900 trees measuring between three and six metres tall have been planted throughout the site, along with 5000 shrubs and 11,000 floral plants on terraces up to the 27th floor.....Continue Reading

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