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Agriculture
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 week ago

This Self-Sustaining Building in China Grows Food on Every Floor, And It Was Built On A Farmland Plot - Yanko Design

Wei Dou's Verdant Syndicate preserves agricultural identity on converted farmland through tenant-operated vertical farming integrated into a mixed-use building's structure and design.
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Chicago
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

A Vertical Farm Skyscraper Reimagines Chicago's Skyline as a Living Food Ecosystem - Yanko Design

A fluid, water-inspired skyscraper integrates vertical farming, rainwater harvesting, and mixed-use housing to locally address Chicago's food deserts and climate resilience.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 months ago

A Living Sphere: Japan's Self-Contained Food Ecosystem Points to Urban Agriculture's Future - Yanko Design

Perched at the Osaka Health Pavilion during Expo 2025, a translucent dome hums with life. Inside, tomatoes ripen above brackish water while pufferfish swim below, their waste feeding the plants that clean their home. This is "Inochi no Izumi," or "Source of Life," a 21-foot-high sphere that reimagines how cities might feed themselves. The dome's genius lies in its vertical arrangement. Four water compartments form the base: seawater, brackish water, and two freshwater tanks.
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Agriculture
fromFortune
3 months ago

AI's power and water consumption is worrying the agriculture sector: 'Don't forget that it is also required for us to grow food' | Fortune

Rapid data center expansion for AI substantially increases energy and water demand, threatening agricultural water and power availability and food production capacity.
NYC startup
fromFast Company
9 months ago

This vertical farming startup is bringing fresh produce-and international competitors-to the Dubai desert

Pure Harvest Smart Farms successfully revolutionized vertical farming in the UAE, overcoming initial skepticism and competition to become a leading ag-tech player in the region.
fromFast Company
10 months ago

AeroFarms turned itself around after bankruptcy. Is it a sign that vertical farming can succeed?

"We’ve now demonstrated that vertical farming can be sustainable and profitable and deliver product at scale," says Molly Montgomery, CEO of AeroFarms.
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