據(jù)英國(guó)《每日郵報(bào)》10月27日?qǐng)?bào)道，意大利米蘭正在興建兩座被稱為“垂直森林”的高樓。

　　the towers, called the bosco verticale, are under construction in the city of milan 。
　　towering over the city skyline, these are the world's first forest in the sky apartments。
　　with trees equal to one hectare of forest spanning 27 floors, these 365 and 260-foot emerald, twin towers will be home to an astonishing 730 trees, 5,000 shrubs and 11,000 ground plants。
　　michele brunello, 35,director of boeri studios, explained “the idea for a vertical forest came when we were involved in a local tree planting project�！�
　　“we imaged a building that allowed the landscape to enter it. by creating a tower that truly becomes a home for the landscape we have a powerful tool�！�
　　brunello's concept is designed to save on land, which, he said, is a precious resource in the centre of a major city。
　　“we can provide the quality of life of expensive housing without consuming the resources that conventional housing would demand. on top of this we have a building that is a world symbol for sustainable living。”
　　bosco verticale has been designed as a home to a variety of plant life, which planners hope will act as a filter to pollution from traffic, shade people from the mediterranean sun and will change its appearance each season。
　　apartments range in price from £560,000 for a low level 80 square meter apartment to £1.7 million for a 200 square meter penthouse with commanding views of the city。        　　　        這兩座聳立在該城市地平線上的高樓是世界上首例空中森林公寓。
　　27個(gè)樓層覆蓋滿了相當(dāng)于一公頃森林面積的樹木，這兩座分別高365英尺(111米)和260英尺(79米)的高樓變成了翠綠色。這座雙塔式建筑將種滿730棵樹木、500棵灌木以及1.1萬(wàn)株地面植物。
　　意大利博埃里工作室35歲的負(fù)責(zé)人米歇爾-布魯內(nèi)洛解釋到；“這個(gè)‘垂直森林’的靈感來(lái)源于當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋�(gè)植樹項(xiàng)目。”
　　“我們想讓自然風(fēng)景融入到建筑中，通過(guò)建造一座能以自然風(fēng)景為家園的高樓， 我們擁有了一種強(qiáng)大的生存工具(指建造了一種可持續(xù)的居住模式)�！�
　　布魯內(nèi)洛的設(shè)計(jì)理念是在資源寶貴的大城市中心做到有效的節(jié)省土地。
　　“我們可以在不需要消耗資源(指摧毀舊樓)的情況下，為高檔住宅提供一種高品質(zhì)的生活。更為重要的是，該建筑作為世界性的標(biāo)志，展示了一種可持續(xù)的居住模式。
　　“垂直森林”被設(shè)計(jì)成一個(gè)種滿各種植物的居住家園。設(shè)計(jì)者希望這些植物能凈化被污染的空氣，遮蔽地中海的烈日，還能隨著季節(jié)變化改變建筑的外觀景色。
　　公寓的售價(jià)不等，低層面積80平米的公寓價(jià)格為56萬(wàn)英鎊(約571萬(wàn)元人民幣)。 能夠俯瞰全市風(fēng)景面積為200平米的高層公寓價(jià)格達(dá)170萬(wàn)英鎊(約1734萬(wàn)人民幣)。