Building green

Image 9 of 28 from gallery of Naman Retreat the Babylon / VTN Architects. Photograph by Hiroyuki Oki

From Singapore to Switzerland, firms have introduced more greenery to provide shade, improve air quality, and reduce reliance on air-conditioning | archdigest.com

Image 5 of 35 from gallery of City Oasis Apartments / K.A Studio. Photograph by Hiroyuki Oki

Villa M Paris | Triptyque | Archello

Image 22 of 40 from gallery of Inter Crop Office / Stu/D/O Architects. Photograph by Chaovarith Poonphol

Image 2 of 35 from gallery of Entegra Offices / Batlleiroig. Photograph by Oriol Gómez

This list takes the term “house plant” to a whole new level.

CapitaSpring is a 280-meter-tall high-rise oasis that continues the city’s pioneering vertical urbanism with a diverse neighborhood of restaurants, office space, a Citadines serviced residence and sky gardens from the ground all the way up to the 51st floor.

A new condo building in Bangkok, Thailand, uses lighting to highlight the curved facade.

French architect Jean Nouvel teamed up with botanist Patrick Blanc to create this pair of plant-covered Sydney towers that reflect light into their lower levels with a huge cantilevered panel of mirrors. Named One Central Park, the complex is the centrepiece of a AUS$2 billion masterplan in downtown Sydney by developers Frasers Property Australia and Sekisui