Brandon Martella = Awesome!
We recently stumbled upon architect Brandon Martella and are very impressed with his designs which integrate agriculture into them. Check out these innovative designs by this talented architect: San...
View ArticleZundel and Cristea’s Urban Farms
We are big fans of this next urban farming concept because it combines effective urban agriculture with public spaces for the residents. Also, as it is much smaller than a vertical farm, the costs and...
View ArticleTHE FARMERY: BUY YOUR FOOD WHERE IT IS GROWN! Ben Greene of...
THE FARMERY: BUY YOUR FOOD WHERE IT IS GROWN! Ben Greene of the Farmery in Raleigh, NC, is currently fundraising on Kickstarter to build a combined hydroponic farm, mushroom growing space and food...
View ArticleNEWS: Chicago Licences Vertical Farming Company SkyyGreens
Elite of Chicago will have indoor grown organics The local foods movement thinks it has accomplished a tremendous feat that will prove how food crops can be grown indoors year round in a cold winter...
View ArticleNew Images of the Planned Vertical Farm in Sweden by Plantagon
Illustrations of the Plantagon Greenhouse that is being built in Linköping, Sweden. The glass facade is facing the south and the building will be 54 meters high. Construction is planned to start in...
View ArticleAGRI-TECTURE: One Year Anniversary!
Hello Building-Integrated Agriculture Enthusiasts! It has been one year since the launch of this blog and we are happy to report that dense urban agriculture has truly been experiencing a boom over the...
View ArticleThe Zuidkas - Integrated Urban Agriculture in a Multi-Use Structure
This is a really cool example of a horizontal farm - The Zuidkas, by Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter from the Netherlands. The post makes the case for horizontal vs. vertical farming as perhaps a...
View ArticleA Short Article Introducing Vertical Farming Theory and Criticisms of it:
Twenty years ago, critics scoffed at the ideas of cell phones and plasma-screen television but today they are common place around the world. Like those innovations that spawned billion-dollar...
View ArticleSKYGREENS OPENS FIRST VERTICAL FARM IN SINGAPORE! Singapore now...
SKYGREENS OPENS FIRST VERTICAL FARM IN SINGAPORE! Singapore now has its first commercial vertical farm, which means more local options for vegetables.The technique uses aluminium towers that are as...
View ArticleNEWS: Vertical Farm Gets Help From Whole Foods
A company that’s building commercial vertical farms specifically for organic aquaculture (fish production), is getting a loan from Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq:WFMI), one of its biggest customers....
View ArticleNEWS: Korean Team Proposes Vertical Farms for Qatar
The video above has already been featured on this blog and shows a trial vertical farm that already exists in Korea. Since this video was made, more progress has been made in Korea as they have...
View ArticleNEWS: New York's Urban Farms Hit Hard by Hurricane Sandy
Rounding the corner onto Schenck Avenue in East New York, the staff of East New York Farms winced a little—the farm’s gate had been wrenched off its hinges and a port-a-potty was lying on one side, but...
View ArticleBlackstone Market: New Development in Boston That Will Include Urban Farms...
Blackstone Market has been thoughtfully conceived as a critical piece in Boston’s emerging Market District. Together with the Haymarket pushcart vendors, the food purveyors on Blackstone Street, the...
View ArticleHerbow: An Innovative Multi-purpose Urban Farming Window
Check out this innovative window garden design. Winner of the Red Dot award.Herbow is a window planter ‘tray’ that enables people to grow small crops outside their windows while shielding their...
View Articleverticaltheory: Live Screen by Danielle Trofe
verticaltheory:Live Screen by Danielle Trofe
View ArticleAnother incredible design by SOA architects. Check out more...
Another incredible design by SOA architects.Check out more herefabriciomora:Architects: Laboratoire D’urbanisme AgricoleProject: Launch Of Lua And Its Website
View ArticleThis concept vertical farm also includes a large living machine....
This concept vertical farm also includes a large living machine. Living machines consist of man-made wetlands to manage and clean waste water by mimicking natural systems. This project is interesting...
View ArticleNow this is what we need more of! Let’s build more rooftop...
Now this is what we need more of! Let’s build more rooftop greenhouses in the city so that we can grow food all year long! Talking large-scale farming from an entrepreneurial point of view, Lufa Farms...
View ArticleNEWS: Bio-Pharma Company to Use Vertical Farming Technology
The Vancouver based company Vertical Designs Ltd. has recently struck a deal with the bio-pharma company Abattis. The deal involves Vertical Designs selling their vertical farming technology so that...
View ArticleFirst North American Vertical Farm Opens in Vancouver! Last...
First North American Vertical Farm Opens in Vancouver!Last month, the first commercial vertical farm in the world opened in Singapore. This week, Alterrous systems opened up its first vertical farm on...
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