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BOSCO VERTICALE

LOCATION: MILAN, ITALY COMPLETED: 2014 DEVELOPER: HINES ITALIA

NOTABLE FEATURE: MORE THAN 20,000 TREES AND PLANTS PROVIDE THE BUILDING WITH NATURAL CLIMATE CONTROL

This pair of residential towers stand out immediately in the Milan skyline for their plant-covered exteriors.

The‘ Vertical Forest’ was designed to shade the apartments in summer. Then, in winter, the leaves fall and let in huge amounts of natural light.

Architect Stefano Boeri designed Bosco Verticale, which developer Hines Italia completed more than 10 years ago, though it is just as cutting-edge today as it ever was. WATCH NOW

Bosco Verticale by drone

42 September 2026