Stefano Boeri's "vertical forest" nears completion in Milan
News: a pair of skyscrapers by Milan office Boeri Studio are nearing completion in the Italian city, featuring as many trees as could be planted in a hectare of forest. More
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Pompidou-inspired car park by JAJA Architects to feature planted facade and rooftop park
This multi-storey car park for Copenhagen by local firm JAJA Architects will feature a plant-covered facade to hide the cars inside and grand external staircases leading to a landscaped park on the roof (+ slideshow). More
Walls of foliage will surround towers at Gardens of Anfa by Maison Edouard François
Flowering vines will sprawl across the facades of these four tower blocks underway in Casablanca by French studio Maison Edouard François, creating a series of brightly coloured vertical gardens. More
Wall of bushy plants fronts São Paulo housing block by TACOA
A square wall covered in plants announces the presence of this concrete housing block in São Paulo by Brazilian architecture studio TACOA (photos by Leonardo Finotti + slideshow). More
Green wall pioneer Patrick Blanc: "Now everybody is doing vertical gardens"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this exclusive interview with vertical gardens pioneer Patrick Blanc, the French botanist discusses his hanging gardens for Herzog & de Meuron's new Pérez Art Museum in Miami and reflects on why vertical gardens have become so popular. More
Hump-shaped house covered in plants by Patrick Nadeau
A layer of grasses, herbs and flowers blankets the roof of this hump-shaped house near Reims, France, by architect Patrick Nadeau (+ slideshow). More
Patrick Blanc creates world's tallest vertical garden for Jean Nouvel's Sydney tower
News: Jean Nouvel's One Central Park residential tower in Sydney will feature the world's tallest vertical garden by botanist Patrick Blanc. More
The Oasis of Aboukir green wall by Patrick Blanc
Patrick Blanc, the inventor of living walls, has completed his latest vertical garden, covering the side of a five-storey Parisian block with waves of 7600 plants (+ slideshow). More
London's largest living wall will "combat flooding"
News: a 21 metre high living wall containing 10,000 plants and 16 tons of soil will help reduce flooding in London, according to its designer. More
Casa CorMAnca by Paul Cremoux Studio
This family house in Mexico City by local architect Paul Cremoux conceals a three-storey wall of plants behind its slate-clad facade. More
Green Box by Act_Romegialli
This glazed garden hideaway by Italian studio Act_Romegialli is disguised inside a dense thicket of bushy plants and blossoming wildflowers. More
SportPlaza Mercator by VenhoevenCS
This leisure centre in Amsterdam by Dutch architects VenhoevenCS was designed as a fortress covered in plants (+ slideshow). More
Researchers develop "biological concrete" for moss-covered walls
News: Scientists at a Spanish university are developing a new type of concrete that captures rainwater to create living walls of moss and fungi. More
House in Lisbon by Luís and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade and Manuel Cachão Tojal
This narrow townhouse in Lisbon has bushy plants all over its body and a swimming pool on its roof. More
Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Chartier-Corbasson Architectes
The deep-framed windows of this office building by French studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes burst through mossy walls and piles of stone beside a 100-year old mansion in Amiens. More
Green Cast by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Plants sprout through the patchwork aluminium facade of this pharmacy and clinic in Japan by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates (+ slideshow). More
Firma Casa by the Campana brothers and SuperLimão Studio
Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana and architects SuperLimão Studio have covered the facade of a São Paulo furniture showroom with thousands of plant-filled vases. More
Replay by Vertical Garden Design and Studio 10
A jungle of bushy ferns and sprouting begonias fills the windows of Replay’s Barcelona boutique. More
Dezeen archive: green walls
We've published a few stories about green walls this week. Here are a few more from the Dezeen archives. See all the stories »
House on the outskirts of Brussels by Samyn and Partners
This house near Brussels by architects Samyn and Partners has a glass wall at the front and a plant-covered wall by French botanical artist Patrick Blanc at the back. More