The Dystopian Farm Project brings a new aspect into skyscraper farms. If you saw my post on the Dragonfly, you could tell that this is very similar. Ironically, it is in New York City. (just like the Dragonfly)Also, I don't like when things are created that won't serve a purpose. So it is always good when architecture is used to help people and make our lives easier.
Did you know by nearly 2050, about 80 percent of the world's population will live in urban areas? Growing things in cities with the use of skyscraper farms are an affective solution to spacial crowding, considering that there will be almost no more room to farm. It is designed for the Hudson Yard in Manhattan. Modelled after plant cells and ferns, the Dystopian Farm will have rooms for farming, residential areas, and markets.
Eric Vergne, the designer, says, "Through food production and consumption, this skyscraper sets up a fluctuation of varying densities and collections of people, bringing together different social and cultural groups, creating new and unforseen urban experiences that form and dissipate within the flux of city life.” Clean, natural, and organic food is what our growing world needs to flourish.
- Information and pictures from Inhabitat.com.
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