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URBANANA is Vertical Banana Plantation That Would Bring Tropical Fruit Farming to Paris

07/18/2012
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  • Urbanana
    Urbanana (don't you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris. Designed by SOA Architects, the farm would be situated in a medium-sized Parisian building and offer a wide variety of bananas that are typically absent from the European market due to transport and ripening constraints. Aside from providing Parisians with one of their favorite fruits locally, the glass envelope would be nestled between residential buildings, revealing a striking interior dominated by fruit trees.
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  • Urbanana
    Urbanana (don't you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris. Designed by SOA Architects, the farm would be situated in a medium-sized Parisian building and offer a wide variety of bananas that are typically absent from the European market due to transport and ripening constraints. Aside from providing Parisians with one of their favorite fruits locally, the glass envelope would be nestled between residential buildings, revealing a striking interior dominated by fruit trees.
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  • Urbanana
    Urbanana (don't you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris. Designed by SOA Architects, the farm would be situated in a medium-sized Parisian building and offer a wide variety of bananas that are typically absent from the European market due to transport and ripening constraints. Aside from providing Parisians with one of their favorite fruits locally, the glass envelope would be nestled between residential buildings, revealing a striking interior dominated by fruit trees.
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  • Urbanana
    Urbanana (don't you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris. Designed by SOA Architects, the farm would be situated in a medium-sized Parisian building and offer a wide variety of bananas that are typically absent from the European market due to transport and ripening constraints. Aside from providing Parisians with one of their favorite fruits locally, the glass envelope would be nestled between residential buildings, revealing a striking interior dominated by fruit trees.
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  • Urbanana
    Urbanana (don't you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris. Designed by SOA Architects, the farm would be situated in a medium-sized Parisian building and offer a wide variety of bananas that are typically absent from the European market due to transport and ripening constraints. Aside from providing Parisians with one of their favorite fruits locally, the glass envelope would be nestled between residential buildings, revealing a striking interior dominated by fruit trees.
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  • Urbanana
    Urbanana (don't you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris. Designed by SOA Architects, the farm would be situated in a medium-sized Parisian building and offer a wide variety of bananas that are typically absent from the European market due to transport and ripening constraints. Aside from providing Parisians with one of their favorite fruits locally, the glass envelope would be nestled between residential buildings, revealing a striking interior dominated by fruit trees.
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  • Urbanana
    Urbanana (don't you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris. Designed by SOA Architects, the farm would be situated in a medium-sized Parisian building and offer a wide variety of bananas that are typically absent from the European market due to transport and ripening constraints. Aside from providing Parisians with one of their favorite fruits locally, the glass envelope would be nestled between residential buildings, revealing a striking interior dominated by fruit trees.
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Urbanana

Urbanana (don't you just love the name?) is a concept for a vertical banana plantation that seeks to redefine the principles of urban agriculture in European cities like Paris. Designed by SOA Architects, the farm would be situated in a medium-sized Parisian building and offer a wide variety of bananas that are typically absent from the European market due to transport and ripening constraints. Aside from providing Parisians with one of their favorite fruits locally, the glass envelope would be nestled between residential buildings, revealing a striking interior dominated by fruit trees.

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