The website Medium has published an article by Ahsan Raheem titled 7 Greenest Buildings in the World: Bringing Nature to the Cityscape, which includes the Bosco Verticale designed by Boeri Studio in Milan in 2014.
The article begins by highlighting the benefits of integrating living nature into architecture, such as reducing CO2 emissions, improving air quality, and lowering cooling costs in summer. It then presents seven international examples considered milestones in this field.
From the United Kingdom to the United States, from China to the Netherlands, the featured projects stand out for different characteristics, all focused on sustainability and emission reduction.
The only Italian example included is Bosco Verticale, a prototype building representing a new architecture of biodiversity—one that no longer places only humans at the center but instead emphasizes the relationship between humans and other living species.
The project consists of two towers, 80 and 112 meters high, which together host 800 trees (480 medium and large-sized trees, 300 smaller trees), 15,000 perennial and ground-cover plants, and 5,000 shrubs. This vegetation is equivalent to that of a 30,000-square-meter forest and undergrowth, concentrated within just 3,000 square meters of urban space. Unlike traditional “mineral” facades made of glass or stone, Bosco Verticale’s green screen does not reflect or amplify solar rays but filters them, creating a comfortable internal microclimate without harmful effects on the environment. At the same time, the green curtain regulates humidity, produces oxygen, and absorbs CO2 and fine dust particles.
To read the full article:
https://medium.com/@ahsanraheem01/7-greenest-buildings-in-the-world-bringing-nature-to-the-cityscape-8f2c6390dcec