Courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti
Stefano Boeri Architetti presented the designs for the Vertical Forest towers for Dubai during COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be the next host of COP28 in 2023. Located near the mixed-use Opus building by Zaha Hadid Architects, the two new high rises of 190 and 150 meters are wrapped in green terraces, hosting 2,640 trees and 27,600 shrubs supported by greenhouses and hydroponic gardens. The ambitious project represents the first Vertical Forest prototype for the MENA (Middle East and North Africa), and it is the latest in an extended list of greenery-covered buildings by Boeri Architetti, including the Bosco Verticale in Milan, the Easyhome Huanggang in China, and a prototype of the First Dutch Vertical Forest.