Farming the City
Produced by CITIES (www.citiesthemagazine.com), Farming the City is a collection of examples of Urban Agriculture. These examples were first shown at the Farming the City exhibition in Amsterdam earlier this year. You can get personally involved in “Farming the City” by registering at www.farmingthecity.net. Open publication – Free publishing – More urban
Using the Real Estate on Our Roofs for Local Food Production
The Zuidkas, a proposal by Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter commissioned by the Government Buildings Agency in the Netherlands integrates a greenhouse into the roof. “And by integrating both office and residential functions into the same building, the greenhouse serves the additional function of being part of a system of air and water purification. Talk about...
Metro Vancouver Eyes Sky-Rise Farming
Surrey BC may be home to region’s first vertical greenhouse By Kelly Sinoski, The Vancouver Sun 21 Oct 2008 Rooftop gardens and vertical greenhouses could be a sign of the times in Metro Vancouver as the region wrestles with ways to tackle a global food crisis and the effects of climate change. And Surrey could...
Vertical Farmland to Help Ease the Global Food Crisis?
Could Skyscrapers supply food? See how the vision of vertical farming might work. The WebUrbanist has great coverage on 5 Design Proposals for 3D City Farms. Find more in depth information as well at the The Vertical Farm Project website and at Wikipedia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbqs9L9IMvk&hl=en] Concept from Paris-based Pierre Sartoux
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