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Singapore is replacing an abandoned parking lot with a stunning skyscraper containing thousands of plants - take a look inside

Leanna Garfield   

Singapore is replacing an abandoned parking lot with a stunning skyscraper containing thousands of plants - take a look inside
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03_CRA+BIG_SINGAPORE_Church Street_Image by BIG Bjarke Ingels Group+VMW

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Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati designed this nature-filled skyscraper in Singapore.

In an effort to raise employee productivity and happiness, a growing number of companies are incorporating greenery into their workplace designs.

In Singapore, a new office tower that will feature thousands of plants follows the trend.

Architects from Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) are billing the 51-story skyscraper as "the office of the future" due to its focus on flora.

The tower, which broke ground this week, will sit on the site of a formerly abandoned parking lot.

Take a look at the tower below.

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