Plants and trees sprout from the modular units that make up this timber-framed high-rise, ... Penda proposes Toronto Tree Tower built from cross-laminated timber modules. Share: ...

Story transcript. Austrian architects are hoping to build an 18-storey residential building in Toronto made mostly of wood and plants. Called the Toronto Tree Tower Project, it promises it will be ...

Toronto has long been serious about its urban canopy. The Ontario city is already home to around 10 million trees, which cover around 26% of the city. The current mayor, John Tory, wants to grow ...

As the city of Toronto works to build more housing, it faces another challenge too: less space for trees, which the city is trying to plant in large numbers to improve air quality, reduce storm water ...

The city says it wants to increase its tree canopy — the amount of city streets shaded by trees — to cover 40 per cent of Toronto by 2050. As of a 2018 city review, the canopy covered about 30 ...