Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution

The two towers will have 1,100 flourishing trees from 23 local species and 2,500 shrubs and plants cascading from the outer walls. Standing at 200 and 107m respectively, the towers will rise above the Nanjing Pukou District, which is expected to lead modernization efforts in China’s Jiangsu province and regenerate local biodiversity.

Unlike the first building in Milan that had apartments, the taller of the two will contain offices, a museum, a school of ecological architecture and a club on the rooftop. The shorter building will contain a luxury hotel, shops, and leisure and education areas.

The architectural firm plan to design more vertical forests in Shanghai, Guizhou, Shijiazhuang, Liuzhou and Chongqing to fight the China’s endemic pollution.