Flower tower! The jaw-dropping 521ft-tall $350million New York skyscraper that's coated in lilies

Many would agree that this is a bloomin' good design for a skyscraper. Recently released pictures show plans for a new 521ft- high ‘flower-clad’ tower that’s coated in a layer of Asiatic lilies, blossoming in punchy shades of orange, red, and yellow. It's proposed that the 41-storey building - which would cost an estimated $350million to construct - will be built on a site by Bryant Park in Manhattan’s Midtown area, transforming the iconic New York skyline. It would be partially coated in a layer of Asiatic lilies, blossoming in punchy shades of orange, red, and yellow The building, known as 'Lilly', was designed by the Brooklyn architecture firm Studio Vural to ‘push the limits’ of sustainable construction. The Asiatic lilies would bloom every spring before returning to a shade of green for the other seasons of the year, a statement reveals Inside the floral tower, there would be 18 residential floors and 23 commercial floors The building sets out to cater to the ‘pandemic-generated remote workforce’ with co-working spaces and conference rooms The Asiatic lilies would bloom every spring, before reverting to a shade of green for the other seasons of the year, a statement reveals.