A Vertical Forest
Milan’s Bosco Verticale, or vertical forest, may look like a bizarre art installation from the future, but it’s actually quite real.
The twin high rises were completed in 2014 and include nearly 500 medium and large trees, 300 small trees, 5,000 shrubs, and 11,000 plants—as well as more than 100 residential apartments.
What’s more, they’re incredible for the environment: each year, the towers can transform approximately 44,000 pounds of carbon dioxide into oxygen.