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Completed in 2014 , Milan ’ s Vertical Forest residential towers encompass 900 trees , 11,000 perennial plants and 5,000 shrubs , which would normally be situated on 7,000 square metres of land . Designed by Boeri Studio , one tower spans 110 metres and the other 76 metres , with trees reaching heights of three and six metres respectively . This has enabled the buildings to counteract levels of pollution , absorption of CO2 and filtering of dust and dirt , creating a sufficient microclimate and biodiversity . Winning a number of awards , the towers link the city with the natural world . Built by over 6,000 construction workers , the trees also reduce noise pollution and extreme weather conditions .

32 June 2017