Artist’s impression of Nanjing Green Towers, the third of Italian architect Stefano Boeri’s vertical forest prototypes, and the first for Asia. Photo: Stefano Boeri Architects
Asia’s first vertical forest could reshape how cities fight climate change
Designed to absorb 25 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year and produce about 60kg of oxygen per day, the vertical forest being planted in Nanjing, eastern China, is a move against nature-deprived urban development
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Architecture and design
Artist’s impression of Nanjing Green Towers, the third of Italian architect Stefano Boeri’s vertical forest prototypes, and the first for Asia. Photo: Stefano Boeri Architects