Check out this intriguing design project from a University of Manchester student who envisions a meld of vertical urban farming and broadcasting.
The project Urban F@m.i.n. (Urban farming and media interactive networks) was developed by Jack O’Reilly, who rightly asserts, that sustainability can be achieved, but “cannot survive without promotion.”
And that promotion needs to happen through current media outlets.
He achieves this by melding a vertical farm with a broadcast studio.
Vegetables and fruit are hydroponically grown, drawing water from a canal.
In O’Reilly’s student statement, he notes that “One of the key points of the scheme is to teach people about sustainable approaches to living. An exhibition space with a ‘hands on learning experience’ allows people of all ages to learn about possible new technologies for the ‘future city’ before seeing them in use on either the farm or TV studio.”
Cool.
Straw Hat Tip: Green Muze
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