There has been a recent surge of people "going green," and because of this, there has also been a recent surge in vertical gardens and rooftop gardens. Concrete jungles are getting a makeover to look far less concrete; there are now entire building facades that grow lush greenery and there are even interior designs that have towering walls brimming with foliage. Some buildings are opting to grow their veggies on their rooftops as well!
Whether you have a green thumb or not, the rise of vertical gardens and rooftop gardens is one trend that can't be ignored. As the world looks for ways to increase sustainability, more and more people will be looking into growing their own greens or even just decorating in innovative manners with plant life.
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Hilly Rooftop Homes
The Guz Architects Meera House is a Suburban Garden Sanctuary
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Skyscraper Forests
'Logistic City' from JDS Architects is a Towering Man-Made Forest
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Roller Coaster Apartments
The Everrich 2 Apartment Complex By DWP Architects
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Gardens on Walls
Manuel Dressmann's 'Vertical Garden' Turns Your Apartment into a Greenhouse
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8-Story Vertical Gardens
Patrick Blanc Makes Epic Greenery on Walls of Athenaeum Hotel
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Vertical Interior Gardens
Urban Cultivation via the Plantwall by Green Fortune
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Hip Hanging Gardens
Add Greenery to the Walls With Flora Grubb's Vertical Garden
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Aquatic Floating Gardens
Physalia Provides Filtered Waters and Green Spaces
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Lush Vertical Gardens
Michael Hellgren's Work as a Landscape Architect
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Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Symbiotic Interlock Vertically Interconnected City
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Strap-On Porches
The Plant Room Gives Apartment Dwellers a Shot at Having a Shed
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Green Urban Sculptures
Verdance by Jeffrey Greger Brings Plants Back to the City
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Erotically Themed Resorts
The Hotel Reina Roja in Mexico is Both Naughty and Nice
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Vertical Gardens
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Green Roof Guarantees
Toronto Implements Garden-Topped Building Law
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Wall-Side Gardens
Suntory Midorie Makes Urban Areas of Japan Greener
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Notched Vertical Gardens
The Shenzhen Interchange by WorkAC Merges Earth and Air
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Sky Gardens
Eagle Street Rooftop Farm is a 6,000-Square-Foot NYC Project
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Flowerpot Chandeliers
‘Flora' Lighting Installation Elevates Your Indoor Garden
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Eco Robopods
Filene Eco Pods Shifts With the Times While Revitaling the Boston Area
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Retrofitted Green Roofs
'The Flat' Condo in LA Gets Rooftop Vegetable Garden
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Towering Indoor Gardens
The Bryant Park Urban Garden Room in New York City
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Futuristic Flora Bridges
The Urban Reforestation Project Aims to Make Kuala Lumpur Greener
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Interior Neighborhoods
The Vietnamese-Exclusive Nam House in Hackney, London
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Plastic Wall Gardens
Garden for a Not-Too-Distant Future by Madrid's Luzinterruptus
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Vertical Co-Living Neighborhoods
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Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
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Town-Like Classroom Designs
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Integrative Garden Cafes
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Solar Rainwater-Storing Roofs
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Modern Minimal Concrete Homes
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Resilient Concrete Sea Walls
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Medieval Cottage Steel Extensions
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Curved Garden-Surrounding Linear Homes
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Botanical Bodycare Pop-Ups
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Island-Based Cannabis Farms
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Grass-Scented Bubble Bars
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Plantable Phone Cases
The iGreen Cover Sprouts Flowers and Herbs When Planted After Use
Outdoor Floral Sculpture Installations
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Climbing Wall-Integrated Apartments
Nati Minas & Studio Designs the Sleek Musa Apartment
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Commonbond Architects Designs the Gardenhide Studio
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Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
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Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
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LED-Wrapped Airport Renovations
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London-Based Garden Roofscapes
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History Museum Garden Renovations
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Unconventional Chinese Housing Estates
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Garden-Connecting Melbourne Homes
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Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
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Retro Gabled Greenhouse Additions
BHY Arquitectos Renovates the Casa Wiz in Buenos Aires
Village-Luke Charming Hotels
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Plant-Aiding Hydroponic Systems
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Botanical Visitor Pavilions
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Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
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Fried Egg-Inspired Canopy Designs
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Tree-Inspired Panelled Workspaces
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Greenery-Surrounding Lush Homes
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Multifamily Canadian Housing Developments
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Unconventional Gardening Kits
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Renovated Cottage Garden Extensions
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Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
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