Singapore's green revolution: growing vertically

Singapore's green revolution: growing vertically

Parkroyal Pickering Singapore
In 2013, the Hotel Parkroyal on Pickering (Pan Pacific Hotels) opened with sky gardens and hanging plant walls. / © Pan Pacific

Almost six million inhabitants in a very small area - that normally leaves hardly any space for nature. Not so in Singapore: here, thanks to high-tech and meticulous urban planning, everything is green and flourishing - vertically, of course. By 2030, the metropolis wants to reach even higher. 

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