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Facts & Figures

Official Name Bosco Verticale
Status Completed
Country Italy
City Milan
Complex Function residential
Proposed 2008
Construction Start 2010
Completion 2014
Development GFA 75,782 m² / 815,711 ft²
# of Apartments 71
# of Parking Spaces 148

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Buildings in Complex

  Completed   Architecturally Topped Out   Structurally Topped Out   Under Construction   On Hold   Never Completed   Proposed   Vision   Demolished
ID #   Status Building Name City Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Completion Material Use
10248 1   COM Bosco Verticale Torre E Milan (IT) 115.9 380 27 2014 concrete residential
13616 2   COM Bosco Verticale Torre D Milan (IT) 85 279 19 2014 concrete residential

CTBUH Initiatives

Fourth Building Tall Lecture Series: Greening Tall
1 Feb 2018 – Event Report

Vertical Greenery Now Free to Download
17 Jun 2016 – CTBUH Research Report

Milan Celebrates the 2015 Best Tall Building: Bosco Verticale
21 Dec 2015 – Event Report

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Fourth Building Tall Lecture Series: Greening Tall
1 Feb 2018, Chicago – Event Report
The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) and CTBUH hosted a panel discussion on the movement to incorporate green features into tall buildings.
Vertical Greenery Now Free to Download
17 Jun 2016, Venice – CTBUH Research Report
The Vertical Greenery research report on the high-rise vegetation of Bosco Verticale is now available to download for free.
Milan Celebrates the 2015 Best Tall Building: Bosco Verticale
21 Dec 2015, Milan – Event Report
An event was held in Milan to celebrate Bosco Verticale receiving the “2015 Best Tall Building Europe” and the “2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide.”
Council Report Examines the Pros and Cons of Vertical Greenery
30 Jun 2015, Milan – CTBUH In the Media
The American Society of Civil Engineers reviews the CTBUH report on vertical greenery sponsored by Arup. Executive Director Antony Wood is interviewed on the report.
Italian Team Wins Research Seed Funding
11 Jun 2013, London – CTBUH Research
A research team from Iuav University of Venice, Italy, was named the winner of the CTBUH’s second research seed funding grant during the 2013 London Conference Dinner.

Global News

Plan Unveiled to Retrofit Milan Office Tower
20 Sep 2018 – Milan

Bosco Verticale Wins CTBUH 2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide Award
13 Nov 2015 – Chicago

Bosco Verticale Opens Its Doors in Milan
21 Oct 2014 – Milan

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Plan Unveiled to Retrofit Milan Office Tower
20 Sep 2018 – Milan, Italy
PLP Architecture has unveiled €160 million ($188.2 million) plans to breathe new life into a 1962 office tower in Milan that has lain empty for years. The retrofit will…
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Bosco Verticale Wins CTBUH 2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide Award
13 Nov 2015 – Chicago, United States
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards Jury selected Bosco Verticale as the “2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide” at the 14th Annual CTBUH…
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Bosco Verticale Opens Its Doors in Milan
21 Oct 2014 – Milan, Italy
Hines' Bosco Verticale has opened its door to residents, five years after construction started in Milan’s emerging Porta Nuova district. The project comprises two…
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World’s Tallest Vertical Garden to Grow in Sri Lanka
10 Dec 2013 – Kotte, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will be the next nation to vie for the title of the “world’s tallest plant-covered building,” if the Clearpoint Residencies by Milroy Perera and Maga…
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“Tree-Scraper” Debate Heats Up
26 Apr 2013 – New York City, United States
National Public Radio (NPR) blogger Robert Krulwich has published a story profiling the emergence of planted skyscrapers, "farmscrapers" and vertical forests. The…
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Milan's Garden Skyscrapers Excite Media Attention
28 Feb 2013 – Milan, Italy
Milan's pair of forested skyscrapers, the under construction Bosco Verticale towers, are spotlighted by The Guardian. The towers, which will be cloaked in an outer layer…

Videos

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm
28 Mar 2018 – Sara Beardsley, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Luke Leung, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Molly Meyer, Omni Ecosystems; Yibo Xu, Stefano Boeri Architetti China

CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 3: Cities to Megacities: The Future Q & A
18 Oct 2016 – Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum; Chao (Ivan) Wan, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti; Winy Maas, MVRDV

CTBUH Video Interview – Stefano Boeri
18 Oct 2016 – Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti

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Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm
28 Mar 2018 – Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series; Sara Beardsley, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Luke Leung, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Molly Meyer, Omni Ecosystems; Yibo Xu, Stefano Boeri Architetti China
Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held…
CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 3: Cities to Megacities: The Future Q & A
18 Oct 2016 – Presentation at CTBUH 2016 China Conference; Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum; Chao (Ivan) Wan, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti; Winy Maas, MVRDV
October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China.Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Musuem; Chao (Ivan) Wan, Tencent Holdings Limited; Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri…
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefano Boeri
18 Oct 2016 – 2016 China Conference Interviews; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti
Stefano Boeri of Stefano Boeri Architetti is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefano discusses the development of Bosco Verticale and…
Towards a Forest City
18 Oct 2016 – Presentation at CTBUH 2016 China Conference; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province in northeastern China, is a metropolis of three million people. It forms part of the immense developing megalopolis the…
Bosco Verticale: View From a Drone
22 Dec 2015 – Other Videos; www.droniair.it
An in depth look at the Bosco Verticale, as viewed from a drone, produced by www.droniair.it. Bosco Verticale, located in Milan, was the 2015 winner of the CTBUH Best…
2015 Awards - Session 3 Q&A
12 Nov 2015 – CTBUH "14th Annual Awards"; Chair: Antony Wood, CTBUH
Yoram Eilon, Seinor Vice President, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Kenneth Lewis, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Hin Kong Poon, Deputy Chief Development…
A Forest in the Sky: Bosco Verticale, Milan
12 Nov 2015 – CTBUH "14th Annual Awards"; Alida Forte Catella, COIMA; Stefano Boeri, Boeri Studio
Alida Forte Catella, Founder and CEO, COIMA, and Stefano Boeri, Founder and Senior Architect, Boeri Studio, speak at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium in a…
Interview: Bosco Verticale
12 Nov 2015 – 2015 Awards Ceremony/Symposium Interviews; Alida Forte Catella, COIMA; & Stefano Boeri, Boeri Studio
Alida Forte Catella, Founder and CEO, COIMA, & Stefano Boeri, Founder and Senior Architect, Boeri Studio, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Bosco Verticale,…
CTBUH Research Seed Funding Project 2013 – Green Living Façade for Tall Buildings: The Bosco Verticale
18 Sep 2014 – Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference; Elena Giacomello, Iuav University of Venice
The possibility of creating green surfaces over the structures is an opportunity which is seen with increasing interest by planners and investors, due to the appreciation…

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Research Papers

Towards Resource-Generative Skyscrapers
Jul 2018 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 7 Number 2

Humanizing the Giants
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism

Increased High-Rise Resilience to Stabilize Cities of the Future
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism

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Papers Related to Bosco Verticale

Towards Resource-Generative Skyscrapers
Jul 2018 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 7 Number 2; Mohamed Imam & Branko Kolarevic, University of Calgary
Rapid urbanization, resource depletion, and limited land are further increasing the need for skyscrapers in city centers; therefore, it is imperative to enhance tall…
Humanizing the Giants
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Swinal Samant, National University of Singapore
The rise in sustainable skyscrapers and large-scale mixed-use buildings has seen the proliferation of atria and sky-courts worldwide due to their ability to…
Increased High-Rise Resilience to Stabilize Cities of the Future
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Rudi Scheuermann, Arup
Dense urban city environments consist of an agglomeration of tall buildings. The resilience of cities as a whole depends, among other components, on the resilience of…
Towards a Forest City
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architects
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province in northeastern China, is a metropolis of three million people. It forms part of the immense developing megalopolis the…
A New Urban Forest Rises in Milan
Feb 2015 – CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue I; Elena Giacomello, Università Iuav di Venezia
The Bosco Verticale “vertical forest” in Milan, Italy, takes the definition of “green skyscraper” to a new level, deploying more than 13,000 plants across 90+ species,…
CTBUH Research Seed Funding Project 2013 – Green Living Façade for Tall Buildings: The Bosco Verticale
16 Sep 2014 – CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Elena Giacomello, Iuav University of Venice
The possibility of creating green surfaces over the structures is an opportunity which is seen with increasing interest by planners and investors, due to the appreciation…
Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings
Sep 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue III; CTBUH Research
The latest CTBUH technical guide, Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings, provides a thorough investigation of the methods used around the world for implementation of…

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