Huge Vertical Garden Incorporates Over 33,000 Plants

In Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, a vertical garden has been created to cover almost 15736 square feet of the Palacio de Congresos Europa's (Palace of Congresses Europe) exterior. The garden incorporates over 33,000 individual plants and was designed by Alicante-based sustainable architecture firm Urbanarbolismo.

It is designed to improve energy use for the building and is expected to increase thermal insulation by as much as 270 percent.