Showing posts with label Vertical Farming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vertical Farming. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Vertical (and Helical!) farming idea

22 August 2012: We use this blog to tell you about our tall building studio, but occasionally, there is a scheme in the news that is so relevant or compelling, we cannot resist telling you about it. This is remarkable, not just because of the design but because it is actually being BUILT! and should be operating actively in early 2013!

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/realestate/investing/swedish-city-begins-construction-of-skyscraper-farm/story-fndcursx-1226454823643


"The Linkoping urban greenhouse, as designed by architectural firm Plantagon, will be a conical glass building that uses an extensive internal conveyor belt-style system to move potted plants from seeding, growing and harvesting stations.
    As the plants move under the glazed walls and ceilings their pots will be rotated to give the fruit and vegetables optimal exposure to available sunlight.
    It's more than just a tall greenhouse."

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Vertical Farming lecture

16 July 2011: Prof Dickson Despommier is the leading writer on Vertical Farming. He is on his way to Manchester to view a real adaptive re-use project for a Manchester warehouse. So on Saturday afternoon he dropped in first to Nottingham to deliver his lecture in the Plant Sciences building at the Sutton Bonington Campus.
    It was a full house, and it was very well received and he followed with a seminar for those who wanted to take it further. Every year that we have done tall buildings we have had a selection of students studying vertical farming, or hydroponic culture or aquaponics - we had many this year, for sites in London, Abu Dhabi and Singapore.