Stefano Boeri (born 1956 in Milan) planted a new building type: the Bosco Verticale (2014), a pair of Milan towers carrying some 800 trees and 20,000 plants, now copied from Utrecht’s Wonderwoods to entire “forest cities” planned in China. Architect, urbanist and former Milan councillor, Boeri argues urban forestry is climate infrastructure — these 10 projects take the idea around the world.
Stefano Boeri’s Famous Works at a Glance
| Project | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) | Porta Nuova, Milan, Italy | 2014 |
| Blloku Cube | Tirana, Albania | — |
| Palazzo Verde | Antwerp, Belgium | 2021 |
| Liuzhou Forest City (master plan) | Liuzhou, China | 2017 design |
| Matera FAL Central Station | Matera, Italy | 2019 |
| Vertical Forest Seed on Mars 2117 (concept) | Concept study | 2017 |
| Forêt Blanche | Villiers-sur-Marne, Paris, France | 2016 design |
| Ca’ delle Alzaie | Treviso, Italy | 2021 |
| Tirana Vertical Forest | Tirana, Albania | — |
| Wonderwoods Vertical Forest | Utrecht, Netherlands | 2024 |
Stefano Boeri is an Italian architect and urban planner, and founding partner of Stefano Boeri Architetti. He is the director of the Future City Lab (FCL) of Tongji University in Shanghai, a post-doctoral research program that explores the future perspectives of the metropolis. Here are the 10 works of Stefano Boeri every architect should know about:
1. Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest), Italy
Year: 2009-2014
Type: Residential Towers, designed by Stefano Boeri
Location: Milan, Italy
2. Blloku Cube, Albania
Year: 2017-Ongoing
Type: Mixed
Location: Tirana, Albania
3. Palazzo Verde, Belgium
Year: 2018
Type: Housing
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
4. Liuzhou Forest City, China
Year: 2016
Type: Master Plan (Conceptual Design)
Location: Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
5. Matera fal Central Station, Italy
Year: 2018
Type: Transportational, designed by Stefano Boeri
Location: Piazza Della visitazione, Matera, Italy
6. Vertical Forest Seed on Mars 2117
Type: Exhibition (Conceptual Design)
Location: Shanghai, China
7. Foret Blanche, Paris
Year: 2017
Type: Masterplan
Location: Paris
8. Ca’ Delle Alzaie, Italy
Year: 2016-2018
Type: Residential
Location: Treviso, Italy
9. Tirana Vertical House, Italy
Year: 2019
Type: Masterplan
Location: Tirana, Italy
10. Wonder woods, Netherland
Year: 2017
Type: Residential
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
