The World's Best Vertical Forest - The Stunning Future Of Cities.

[@DigitalEngine]

Wow, thanks for all the kind comments - it's really motivating. Feels like this is the start of something great. Please subscribe : )

[@kbd9765]

Absolutely! What’s your guys’ story? Yer new to the scene. What’s driving you all to make what you’re making?

[@DigitalEngine]

Thanks! We're aiming to share interesting ideas and hopefully have a positive impact.

[@kbd9765]

@@DigitalEngine great. So far so good :) who’s the team? Are you editors? Journos? Engineers? Plain ol enthusiast with time to spare?

[@dystopiaeatsmoney]

Are you aware of the Venus Project? This reminds me of the beautiful ideas of Jacque Fresco...

[@DigitalEngine]

@The Longranger. I'm not sure if we have an engineer, but yes to the rest : )

[@kbd9765]

This cannot happen soon enough. I feel like I've been staring at sci fi visions of vertical green forests since I was a kid. How anyone could prefer a cold, soulless concrete box over a thriving, instantly inspiring green wonder is beyond me. Keep pushing, everybody! Keep pushing!

[@Josh-ify]

Not to mention how so many of us have heard of the hanging gardens of Babylon our entire lives. Yet another thing humanity knew hundreds or thousands of years ago that we're having to learn again because we erroneously assume that everything is better now

[@callucks2005]

Have you ever seen a forest fire?

[@kbd9765]

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[@daniellanctot6548]

I’d be MUCH HAPPIER to live in a green city of garden skyscrapers then any current drab, depressing, concrete-grey cities!

[@Chobaca]

Who wouldn't. The question is the cost

[@bhuwanpsingh2250]

Sure. But you can always start with your Balcony/Terrace/ Verandah/Lawn or whatever way you can. I have more than 300 Plants and trees in my rented office space.

[@Isomoar]

@@Chobaca The question is what is the cost if we do not.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

Yes 🙌

[@Chobaca]

@@Isomoar externalized...

[@michelangelomissoni945]

It’s such a treasure to have Bosco Verticale in Milano. Everyday I walk by or catch it in the skyline I smile and hope it’s the beginning of a new age.

[@j.lahtinen7525]

Such vertical forests will also inevitably employ people - instead of high rise window cleaners; vertical gardeners! Given that automation is taking away so many jobs, and set to take away many more, an increase in the labour need for tending high-rise forests is not a bad thing at all. I, for one, would rather live in a forest-high rise than a glass one, if I were to live in a highrise.

[@magnus4346]

Meh, I think gardening can be automated too ;)

[@fabianjanen7099]

This is insanely beautiful. I don't understand why we live in concrete hellscapes when we could have this!

[@mastershifu7]

And you will get free insects and flies too

[@ChaosDraguss]

@@mastershifu7 A decent spider population should keep that problem well under control.

[@ChaosDraguss]

Cause we couldn't always have this. It's not a simple matter of just planting some trees on buildings, a lot of advanced engineering and logistics goes into these projects.

[@arirblx5635]

@@mastershifu7 And so? Does that matter?

[@liquidgal9867]

Just came across this vid now! You would of thought they would of started 20yrs ago when they fed us all this climate hoax,.We where told then that ocean temperatures would rise along with the levels. Still waiting, meanwhile Al Gore & the likes became multi millionaires for pushing that hoax.

[@GamingMuchTerry]

It's so strange, but after watching this video, I now see skyscrapers as naked. I live in central London and would love to see more green on the buildings. The glass ones get so dirty, so fast and lose their shiny appeal after just a few years. More greenery on our buildings would reduce pollution and make cities look so much more vibrant. Why has it taken so long for us to recognise this?

[@mateusnicolinibezerra9757]

Most humans have given up both nature and aesthetics in favor of practicality. There is wisdom in both that we can’t just throw away, we must reclaim them

[@dexxus8078]

Mateus is half-right, but the other side of the coin is an outright superiority complex that whatever we're doing must be better than what nature has to offer. While this is _often_ true, it's no excuse whatsoever to dismiss using natural agents and materials at all, like many people especially did in the 50s-70s.

[@edwardwongks]

I'm from Singapore and thanks for featuring several of our buildings!! The government has always had a green strategy for many decades where we plant trees EVERYWHERE, even in the densest city district (the Oasia hotel is right in the middle of the business district). I used to take it for granted until I started travelling overseas (pre-Covid of course) and I would be in another city and ask myself - where are the trees?

[@magnumopus1628]

I live in Milan, 15 minutes of walking from the "Bosco Verticale" di Stefano Boeri, it's really beautifu and I would love for this city to become all like that, in one form or another. I hope our government will eventually put some sort of mandatory use of vegetation on buildings. Summers here are starting to get unbearable. All those beautiful images makes me think there's still hope for us humans, still hope for us to find our place on this planet, finding a balance between natural and artificial. I think it would also improve the psychological status of people living in big gray sterile cities, making them remember their connection to this majestic planet we live on. Thanks for the video! ✌🏻

[@bluorb]

One of the few things in this world that give me any hope humanity will be thriving in the next 100 years. Thanks for sharing!

[@planetdisco4821]

I build high rise towers for a living in Australia and I’ve been saying we should do this for about 20 years now. My one concern is fire suppression. We had huge bushfires in Oz about a year ago now and there was no stopping it for weeks. People had to seek shelter on the beach as whole towns burnt down so there needs to be some major water storage and sprinkler systems set up for these buildings to be safe in an arid climate....

[@schtix392]

I agree I mean most are horrified at the whole flammable cladding issue imagine a building covered in plants and I also work in the industry in aus... they would have to really keep ontop of it and make sure everything is kept green

[@tombowes6272]

Yeah but wouldn’t the risk of wildfires be reduced if buildings released less emissions? Seems like the issue you are presenting would be partly/mostly solved by having more green buildings.

[@planetdisco4821]

@@tombowes6272 not really. True if done correctly the buildings could possibly generate a micro climate that would help suppress fire hazards but the amount of water required to keep the buildings green enough during a particularly hot Australian summer (aka every Australian summer lol) would be immense, not to mention having to pump all that water to the top of say, an 85 storey apartment block. I dunno, I’m a huge fan of vertical gardens etc. but the maintenance costs, which is essentially an entire team of gardeners trained in rope access work would I think led to somewhat excessive body corporate fees, amongst other problems….

[@thijewubs9646]

Stephen Fry sent me here

[@Shiv_fernando]

me too mate😁

[@kimwarburton8490]

Ditto

[@clu83]

Same!

[@edwardwongks]

me too! And I'm from Singapore, so I know about these buildings! There are many other green buildings in Singapore that weren't featured in this video because they were not as impressive.

[@petervisser8920]

Same!

[@PeaceJourney...]

2022, and this is the most positive view of the future I have seen in a year that I can believe in. Hopefully you and I will make it there. Thanks for the videos, I have learned a lot.

[@NewmaticKe]

Before asking simple questions, please take note that we are talking about Singapore here. A country where even sewage is tranported underground to a facility where water is recovered, treated and rerurned to reservoirs, The sludge is incinerated with its own biogas and the ash is used for land reclamation.

[@user51216]

Beautiful. Let's keep on aiming and working towards greener cities.

[@barbara3911]

This was fantastic, would love to see an update from your channel on vertical forests around the world

[@karrieann3657]

All cities should be like this! Great channel 👍

[@countryroadstakemehome]

i'm loving the angle the greener cities are going.. it looks so much more beautiful and surreal. Like you're in a dream, but a good dream. I don't live in a city, I live on the coast near beaches and surrounded by trees and there's just something about nature and trees that just makes your mind body and soul just have this calm feeling. Like you can think of anything in the world, or universe.

[@TheOceanLoader]

Love this channel. Watching some of the older videos like this one is equally rewarding. Have you considered Patreon or other sponsorship?

[@FDRCUF]

Very nice share! A few years ago, now, many years, been pondering and conceiving, And look forward to realizing such a green ecological building, Forest City... 非常好的分享！ 零几年的时候，到现在，很多年了， 一直在琢磨构想，并期待实现这样的绿色生态建筑，森林城市...

[@mollymcallister1671]

As a resident of rural America I'd like to say thank All of the Gods SOMEBODY is cluing in that urban centers need greenery.

[@ecru1830]

This ^

[@RichardCatto]

I love this channel. I found this video completely riveting to watch. Your AI vids are also so informative and useful.

[@GlassesG33k]

This video makes me feel so good. Thank you for posting this. 😁👍🏻👍🏻😁‼️

[@thelordnelson]

In places where we have to have high density living this is a breath of fresh air. I’ve seen the buildings in Singapore - they not only look fantastic they also bring a wonderful calmness and grounding to the environment.

[@TheSkystrider]

Visions like this give me a reason to get out of bed every day.

[@jessegee179]

Wonderful idea, I’d like to know what tree species of trees and plants they are using? I wonder how safe the tall narrow structures are 30 years from now. Tree roots can be invasive, and punch right through concrete, and unless trees get equal sunlight they’ll grow more on one side, causing a lop sided weight issue strain on the structure. Water/Damp is also corrosive and unpleasant to live in if it forms mould spores that invade the indoors. I’m not sure about the wooden building, how long it will last, and how many trees were cut down to create it? I also wonder about insects and some wildlife, some insects may need insecticide control for humans to live in close proximity, eg mosquitoes/wasps and pigeons/geese/gulls/mice etc. I’ve lived beside breeding gulls, the chicks fall from buildings, and at that height it could kill pedestrians on the ground. The fecal waste stinks, blocks gutters, and is hazardous to humans. But I hope they’ve thought of everything that nature can throw at us, I hope they’re not using too many insecticides and fertilisers to keep it under control. I’d be glad to see this succeed long term. Growing more seasonal edible plant life in cities would reduce food transportation mileage, like luxury salad crops, if it can be kept free of air pollution. Could glass skyscrapers be adapted to produce more power for the city, a Tesla ‘Gherkin’ perhaps? It makes sense to me to create energy/power where it’s needed most, like cities, and protect/expand the forests where they already thrive.

[@HakaiKaien]

All valid points of concern. Especially the insects, birds and the uneven growth of trees. I'm sure they took everything under consideration. But I'm afraid there is no insect repellent other then insecticides that would be efficient. In my city there are no more bees in parks because of the insecticides thrown by airplanes. And it's not making the air cleaner either. So, tons of insects, ludicrous amounts of bird shit, and mushrooms growing on your walls is to be expected.

[@iternityhuman1782]

That's a incredible concept sort of ancient and modern like Ancient Mayan and jungle cities in Ancient Africa, South America and the old world.

[@frankowalker4662]

Ever since I heard about this idea, a couple of years ago, I've thought it's a brilliant plan.

[@frenchskuxx]

This needs to be world wide, i love to live in a garden city

[@iRiShNFT]

Changing the meaning of "Concrete Jungle"

[@doug941]

Great video! I love the look! Bring on the future!!

[@collinschultz3868]

Done manifested cocreated now worldwide this solves so many of the problems created by people in the world in the past amazing love it beautiful amazing job

[@MrPDawes]

About time. This is the vision of the future I always had as a child. That and EVs.

[@sergioarcaya7178]

Trying to convert my house in to a green house. I’m happy to see this video and know that my idea is not crazy.

[@LucretiusDraco]

I'm also here from Pindex this video was amazing!

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

The best city is where you can’t see were the forests ends, and the buildings begin. That level of integration. 👌

[@lookingforsomething]

Yes please! Greenroofs are the way of the future!

[@viralvids8157]

Mosquitos are exited for the project yeahhh 💪

[@kristiancooke4640]

This channel is AMAZING !!!

[@101franny]

The fire prevention was talked about in the video, and yes very funny answer about a bush wrapped around around a shiny pole. This is only one way we can save the planet for our children, ( and help us live longer ) and personally I see it as inspiring, making our buildings into forests, wow! Now to get our governments to go along with it is a different quandary, in America the past four years has seen abandoned coal mines reopened, Brazil’s president, along with many other top government officials don’t even recognise climate change, and so many countries that are just starting to get somewhere with their economies, will use anything to keep the money flowing their way, so leading by example of how much better it will be in the long run is going to be really hard, especially for the crooked ones that rob their own people. All that said, this has been in the making for a long time, but has just started to come to fruition, and look how well the outcome of the start has gone, I’m from Scotland so trees are everywhere, but I’m no outlander, lol, even visiting Edinburgh I notice a difference in the atmosphere, never mind when I’ve gone to London! So for the mayor of New York to be wanting this for New Yorkers fills me with hope. And the city in Mexico, electric cars only, brilliant! Bring it on, and, HELLO WORLD!

[@sparklefluff]

I hope these green buildings become increasingly common going forward. They seem superior to our current buildings in just about every way.

[@CampingforCool41]

We are going to need a lot more than a few experimental buildings. I would love to see an entire city completely covered in green

[@barfoom]

What kind of precautions are there to keep trees/root structures from growing into places it probably shouldn't, potentially compromising the structure? Is it of any concern in the first place?

[@ejipuh]

Also, are they planning for the buildings to be made so as to bear the increasing growth and weight of the trees over time? If so, I'm super down for it.

[@bobbymac1319]

Certain climbers use are sticking system such as ivy, others like clematis use a wrapping system, that system causes no damage, the ivy does.

[@TonalliZeleste]

please make more videos about forest cities or bettering the world, I don’t understand why all of your other videos are about fear regarding A.I. can you make a video about the positive side of A.I. and how it can help the world if used for good? just my opinion, thank you! I used this video as a source for my college essay on forest cities and how they can help stop climate change and better the life of people on this planet and the planet 🌎💛

[@Mark_w_oneil]

Imagine how many good paying maintenance jobs buildings like these will create; especially for people with experience in trades that specialize in work at heights like Ironworkers and Scaffolders. I feel like these projects are a good opportunity to absorb some the job losses from oil and gas without the need for extensive retaining. Plus I'm pumped for a walk in the city feeling like a hike in the woods.

[@RK-1956]

Another plus for these green buildings is agriculture. We can be growing food to help feed the ever growing populations.

[@Ajattaro]

Great feature video. Doing my thesis on this and this gave me great examples!

[@The8BitPianist]

A whole video on this wonder timber would be great!

[@Sir99percent]

You've done it again. It's 1:30 am and my mind is officially blown - that spells some time of contemplation. I have so many questions about this.. Here are a few of my thoughts, anyway: Love the houses with rooftop gardens and trees seamlessly climbing their sides. I'd hope to see those in the places I will live in. That concept of a vertical city is quite fascinating, but I'm not sure I'd want to live in one of those. Maybe that's because I love being in natural forests and was lucky enough to grow up with one on my doorstep. Imagining stepping outside of my home and still being inside this gigantic building/city, without leaving it to go about my daily business, seems very strange.

[@budman2162]

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[@malachaiuys711]

Hurry up with a new video!!!! This was really cool and I want more!

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

WOW! YES!!! Include me in! What a wonderful idea.

[@russochypriota]

Thank you Stephen Fry for sending here. Amazing concept, cannot wait for it to become reality!

[@Mattyj664]

Brilliant, im sure they have protection from fire risks. Sprayers or something.

[@stephanie2533]

I love the idea of integrating nature with architecture, but I also think we need to avoid creating cities. It's not heathy for people to live in high concentration. Plus, smaller communities inspire accountability.

[@martinvasilev6099]

If every building in my town is green i will thing i am in the year 2200. This would be amazing!!!:O

[@sqadoosh1756]

Keep up the good work!!

[@marca5883]

More of this, world wide, is needed now...💚🇬🇧🌱

[@Leftyotism]

I want plants to reduce heat in summer and to isolate for warmth in winter in the house I want to live! :D Because it is terrible already, I first noticed about 10 years ago, when I was 22, and it kinda only got worse; except for new ideas like this. ^.^

[@drako9485]

I think this is an amazing idea and im glad its being implemented. One concern i have, would the roots of the trees damage the structural integrity if the buildings if they aren’t managed extensively?

[@janetmyers3763]

I have put this forward to my local council who are consulting the public about future plans.. to rebuild our center.. I say.. vertical forestry is the way, vertical growing of gardens.. and this video I shared to them.. I hope.. the right people see this.. and learn.. and action follows.

[@jhunt5578]

These buildings seem better in everyway, eco, beautiful, saves money and lowers stress. I hope this is our future.

[@agnethasiljelind4956]

I would be Happy to live in such a city.

[@johnhjl]

This would be a fantastic way to live!

[@joewhite5961]

Reminds me of my vertical growing days back in the hood

[@albertemel3063]

Great context 🔥🚀..But I think someone has to hear this, the amount of time we spend believing we can't is more than enough to learn how we can make them reality

[@stevebenson8344]

Absolutely, we admire the wealth of millionaire's like Elon musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg etc..But ignore the risk they took to get their

[@chloejones1981]

True thought life is all about risk the amount of risk you take determines how far you are going

[@albertemel3063]

You're right, to achieve success you need to take risk... people were laughing at me when I sold my car just to invest all into crypto...now I have 4 cars with a big Bag💰

[@pamelajames246]

People will be kicking themselves in few weeks if they miss this opportunity to buy and invest in cryptocurrency with the current DIP this is the best time to buy and invest

[@georgeronald5179]

Speaking of crypto trading it's the best right now I know a couple of friends who makes profits in the financial markets

[@suenergy]

These are really creative ideas for future buildings.

[@sandyadkins2637]

Great videos even in hospital s I think plants will help with well so many ideas on much needed things to help humanity and world climate changes

[@linx187]

I only watched Seeker because you had great presentations. Glad to see your new channel. Keep it up, your fans will follow and grow.

[@Dibs1978]

Regarding the Bahrain WTC, the stats are assuming the windmills are actually spinning. Due to vibration felt throughput the building when spinning, the windmills are usually (95% of the time) left standing.

[@rezkisupriatna]

Love the ideas,

[@ewawiman9007]

We all need to do more, both big and small. Small like recycle glass, PET-bottles, other plastic things, métal, batteries light bulbs and composts to make biogas. Active ask for burn burnable waste and recycle the rest. Look at Re-tuna in Eskilstuna, Sweden à recykling mall. Ask bigger to install all modern renewable energy sources at your home or housing as you reduce you energy bill and you could potentially sell for others use. Ask for renewable fuel infrastructure so that we can fuel cars, lorries and buses. And ask for kits to convert gas/petrol cars to become renewable fueled. Ask ask further for more trains and high-speed trains and other masstransports like Hyperloop. This a lot of planting trees and bushes This is just some of what you can do and ask for.

[@tracesprite6078]

This looks so wonderful. I wonder how the trees will go in droughts. Perhaps there will be fewer droughts if we green our cities. Also we need to keep the trees moist because a fire among them could be terrible. Those buildings are very high. However I hope that city planners can figure out the answers to these issues because those cities look very lovely.

[@brysenrebischke8340]

I have been dreaming of this becoming a reality!

[@mariacalderon1960]

Parece irreal, es bellísimo el paisaje verde destacando sobre el cemento muerto.

[@jeschinstad]

If you're ready to think big, then build an ice continent in the arctic ocean. It's not very difficult. You mix cellulose with water and freeze it. That creates pykrete, which floats, is very strong, but also melts much slower than normal ice. A significant benefit, is it's carbon negative, since it prevents cellulose from decaying. Because only the edges needs to be insulated and cooled, the efficiency only increases with size. There's lots of wind, which can be used to provide electricity, which in turn can be used to produce green hydrogen. In the summer months, there's lots of sunlight for growing things and in the winter, it would be great for observatories. And one significant benefit, is it would help cool the climate by reflecting sunlight back into space.

[@Enigmatic..]

Pykrete is wood pulp or sawdust frozen in water, you can add cellulose fibres to strengthen it.

[@57hound]

Fascinating content. Excellent presentation. Subscribed.

[@Hii__Nii]

I stand behind this

[@AI_Masterpiece_]

We are returning to working with nature, not against it! 🤩

[@jon9103]

1:45 "The US uses as much electricity for air [conditioning] as the UK does in total." Ridiculous comparison the US also has over five times the population and more extreme weather in much of the country.

[@thestoopus]

Its still true though : )

[@phrankus2009]

Excellent, documented research and VERY slick presentation. ... Very interesting and cogent content. .. Congrats on what I am certain will become much more than a hopeful channel launch.

[@lupusk9productions]

This would be so amazing to have a city full of these buildings!

[@kiwijohn59]

Wow. This is what every city should work towards. Every new tall buildings must have green space as part of the design.

[@brianholding4357]

Cities cannot be green enough.

[@Leftyotism]

Absolutely!

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

Vertical forests are “springing up” everywhere

[@KootFloris]

All cities must start being food independent now. Vertical farming, food forest parks, etc are part of the solution against the global collapse of global distribution let alone weather disasters in farming zones.

[@Daygard1]

Really amazing looking at forest buildings. People all of us have so much potential to make life amazing. Stop the greed, share and do what's needed to make change to our environment. Anyone can see the path were on is only going to lead to our extension.

[@philipjones3793]

Would've been nice to see this taking place Yearrrs ago.. I'd be happy to live in these.

[@xlrbossshorts]

I like greenery, so yes

[@jonathanl8538]

Digital Engine, thanks for a video with good explanations as to why cities need to become greener and that it's feasible! It's too bad then that when you share the video on Facebook, the title changes to "The Most Stunning Vertical Forests". That title unfortunately insinuates pointless indulgence in shots of nice buildings - rather than reflects the video's key message about the science and necessity behind such green structures and cities. So not an optimal title-change when you want to spread the ideas on Facebook.

[@Edone54]

Thanks for this video . Came from Steven Fry video. Just Subscribed. Notice how we are going back to nature , where we all know in our heart's and soul we belong. Very uplifting video well done. It's like a breath of fresh air compared to all the negative stuff out in the world at the moment. Peacelivelife.

[@TomMiles321]

Hope this can become a reality in the future - you could combine plant irrigation with a cleaning cycle for the outside of the building (as the nesting birds will inevitably cover it in ****)

[@samblack5313]

Wonder how excited people will be when their building is the home of many many many creepy crawlies

[@samblack5313]

@Sean Francis Waters Lancaster Creepy? ‘Creepy crawlies’ is a term to loosely describe all forms of insects, not a questionable human act. It’s great that you have lived the city and country life, I commend you on your versatility, a true man amongst men. However my point more surrounds those who purchase and live in city high rises generally aren’t from the country and comfortable with their home being full of insects.

[@meta.aesthetica]

@@samblack5313 Let's be real their home is on this planet which is also the home of the insects. If we can't share it we will cease to exist!

[@samblack5313]

@@meta.aesthetica I’m not sure how your point is relative?

[@aljazbrilj1698]

agreed! have you ever entered a house with just dirt in its scealing? It made the boulding way more welcoming and relaxing. :>

[@mslovechild777]

I wanna live in a posh tree house - count me in!

[@dawnhollified2482]

This is exciting, thank you.

[@ShoeWalker]

This is amazing👌👍

[@Dav3.14]

Great video! I didn't even know this was going on but won't that make water the most valuable resource?

[@onxiaftw]

This seems so cool

[@albertooteo985]

I love it and want it, but to concerns come to my mind as a totally lay person. 1. How do these buildings deal with the erosion from the roots and dripping water? and 2. How do they prevent fires? I’m thinking of Spanish cities with very dry summers where any spark can trigger a large fire and where constantly watering them would probably not be good for the environment

[@professionaltrainenthusias4945]

this video is very soothing and also super cool