Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay will open its soaring display of Supertrees on June 29. These amazing towers, which reach up to 164 feet (50 meters) in height, bring together the best of solar technology and vertical gardening. The Bay South Garden, which will showcase 18 of these Supertrees, will also function as air vending ducts for nearby conservatories as well as collect water during Singapore’s frequent rain storms. The 10 days of revelry promise to be quite the event, with headliners including Jason Mraz performing on opening night.

Singapore always pulls an amazing punch far outsized of its presence on the global map. The city-state is slowly becoming a hub of sustainability and green building, too. Check out the full gallery, my latest on Inhabitat.

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Singapore's Supertrees during their construction at Gardens by the Bay

Photos courtesy Gardens by the Bay.

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Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event. His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about corporate responsibility, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine. Leon works out of Fresno and Silicon Valley, California, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 60 countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.