Plant-covered rooms surround private swimming pools at Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc, a holiday resort that MIA Design Studio is building on Vietnam's largest island. More about Tropical plants cover villas at Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc resort in Vietnam
WOHA has revealed visuals of the self-sufficient Singapore Pavilion for the Dubai Expo 2020, which will have plant covered walls and hanging gardens. More about WOHA to bring "lush tropical oasis" to the desert for Dubai Expo 2020
A farmhouse hotel in South Africa's Cape Winelands has opened a plant-filled dining space, designed by Malherbe Rust Architects to pay tribute to the history of the spice trade. More about Babylonstoren hotel in South Africa opens Spice Garden filled with aromatic plants
As glass buildings claim more of the skyline, architects and designers are cultivating ideas for plant-filled cities. This week's Pinterest boards feature vertical gardens, facades with crawling greenery and potted interiors. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Breathe life into concrete jungles with our flourishing Pinterest boards
Plants and insects can thrive on the surface of these Green Charcoal bio-bricks, engineered as an alternative to concrete by researchers at the Indian School of Design and Innovation in Mumbai. More about Bricks made from loofah and charcoal could promote biodiversity in cities
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's "cyborg botany" researchers have turned plants into sensors and displays, suggesting we use them as a gentle alternative to electronic screens. More about MIT researchers engineer "cyborg" plants for motion-tracking and sending notifications
California's Salk Institute for Biological Studies is developing a plant that can store excess carbon dioxide in its roots, in a bid to curb the effects of climate change. More about Salk Institute develops a plant that offers a solution to climate change
Ingenhoven Architects is building the Kö-Bogen II office block in Düsseldorf, which will have facades covered with five miles-worth of hornbeam hedges. More about Ingenhoven Architects is wrapping five miles of hedges around an office in Düsseldorf
Tropical plants sprouting up from partition walls provide privacy to workers inside this office in Utrecht, which has been overhauled by architecture studio Space Encounters. More about Space Encounters uses planted partitions to divide office in Utrecht
Gardens can be found on all the different levels of this house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. More about Garden terraces link living spaces in Ha House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Australian artist Linda Tegg has created a living installation inside Jil Sander's headquarters in Milan, using plants gathered from around the city. More about Linda Tegg fills Jil Sander HQ in Milan with "spontaneous plants"
Medusa Group has designed Akademeia High School in Warsaw with a large central courtyard surrounded by stepped seating that leads to a herb garden roof. More about Medusa Group designs timber-clad school with herb garden roof
MVRDV has broken ground on the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan, which will be topped by a terraced green roof for farming. More about Undulating rooftop farm terraces will top food market designed by MVRDV for Taiwan
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has designed a vertical forest tower for Tirana, Albania, which will be planted with colourful and scented flowers and herbs. More about Stefano Boeri designs Tirana Vertical Forest in Albanian capital
Studio Fuksas has unveiled plans for a stepped office and commercial building covered in plant-filled terraces, on the waterfront in Monaco. More about Studio Fuksas reveals plans for "vertical park" on Monaco waterfront
A "closed-loop climate system" centred around a tower of plants will feature in the Netherlands' pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. More about Dutch pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 will use plant tower to create its own microclimate
Large concrete boxes filled with edible plants form the facade of this house in Kuala Lumpur by locally based studio Formzero. More about Planter Box House by Formzero is a concrete home covered in edible plants
Vo Trong Nghia's architecture studio has filled the interiors of a house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with plants and trees to maximise its connection with a neighbouring park. More about Trees envelop Stepping Park House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Housing, health facilities and social spaces are all contained within this plant-covered Singapore building by WOHA, which was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival. More about WOHA creates green community for senior citizens with Kampung Admiralty in Singapore
Natural and digital systems could be blended together to create new kinds of electronic devices, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researcher Harpreet Sareen, who has built a robot controlled by a plant. More about MIT "cyborg botany" researcher builds plant-robot hybrid called Elowan