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
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Roderick Vos designs combined plant pots, lighting and power sockets
These hanging plant pots by Dutch designer Roderick Vos incorporate overhead lighting and plug sockets for a space-saving approach to adding greenery to the office. More
Moss used as "biological solar panels" to power a radio
Swiss designer Fabienne Felder has worked with University of Cambridge scientists Paolo Bombelli and Ross Dennis to develop a way of using plants as "biological solar panels". More
World's first glow-in-the-dark plant genetically engineered
News: American biotechnology company Bioglow has applied synthetic biology processes to create plants that glow, which its founder claims are "truly the first of their kind." More
Crown Vase by Lambert Rainville creates freestanding flower arrangements
This vase by London designer Lambert Rainville supports flowers in a free-standing arrangement by holding their stems halfway up. 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
Robot tractors to farm crops on sloping roof of Milan expo pavilion
Milan Expo 2015: robotic tractors will create patterns across a field of crops on the roof of this pavilion that Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed for the World Expo 2015 in Milan. More
Boutonnière lapel pin vase by Omer Polak
This lapel pin by Israeli designer Omer Polak incorporates a miniature vase to hold tiny blooms (+ slideshow). More
Green8 by Agnieszka Preibisz and Peter Sandhaus
Architects Agnieszka Preibisz and Peter Sandhaus have unveiled a conceptual skyscraper for Berlin with a twisted figure-of-eight structure that curves around elevated gardens and is held up by cables. More
Pasona Urban Farm by Kono Designs
Tomato vines suspended over conference tables and broccoli fields in the reception are part of working life at this Japan office by Kono Designs (+ 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
Siblingsfactory by JDS Architects
Cacti, gravel, concrete floors and a wooden bridge feature in this Brussels fashion boutique by JDS Architects (+ slideshow). 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
Plant Pregnancy by Alice Kim
This plastic maternity vest by design graduate Alice Kim allows people to carry young plants like babies (+ movie). 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