The Green Factory, an exhibition presenting the projects of Dutch architectural firm MVRDV, opened in the O2 Museum in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, on Sunday.

With scale models, texts and images, as well as an immersive film, the exhibition encapsulates the Green Dip research project of The Why Factory, a think tank founded by MVRDV's founding partner Winy Maas.

The Green Dip project envisions transforming global cities with a green cityscape, covered by forest and plants, with calculations of the costs and effects of greening initiatives, and the Greenmaker tool, designed to assist their implementation.

A key art and cultural event prior to the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou, the exhibition takes place in the O2 Museum, that revamps the former Hangzhou oxygen plant into an urban museum and an art and science museum, due to officially open next year.

In tandem with the exhibition, the "IDEAS Envisioning the Future" forums were hosted from Sept 15 to 17, with experts from fields including design, education, art and science discussing a wide array of topics, from power of art and design to creating a sustainable future.

The exhibition is due to run until Dec 31.