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Mitosis: sustainable living modules cloaked in plants

Together with Arup, Amsterdam architecture practice GG-loop has unveiled designs for Mitosis, a modular building...

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Is high-yield vertical farming the future of agriculture?

When people think of agriculture, they often picture rows of crops on flat lands stretching out to the horizon....

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A greenhouse is transformed into an experimental living space in Taiwan

Taipei-based design practice BIAS Architects recently completed “Greenhouse as a Home,” an experimental installation...

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An urban farm and restaurant flourishes in Utrecht’s “circular” pavilion

A new restaurant celebrating sustainability has opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Designed by Dutch architecture...

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Can vertical farming feed the world and change the agriculture industry?

Year after year, cities expand and pristine natural habitats are turned into farms and pastures to support the...

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The GCC's first commercial vertical farm launches in Dubai

Cultivating crops in Dubai's harsh climate isn't easy -- but indoor vertical farms could offer a solution. The...

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The "most technologically-sophisticated commercial indoor farm in the world" will grow 30X more produce

As our technology is advancing, so are our farms. Indoor farming company Bowery is constructing what they describe...

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Local Roots shipping container farms achieve cost parity with traditional farming

4,000 heads of lettuce every 10 days: Local Roots' shipping container farms achieve that while using 99 percent...

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IKEA, David Chang and ruler of Dubai invest $40 million in AeroFarms vertical farming

If there was any question that indoor vertical farming is the future of agriculture, the latest announcement from...

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Plantagon's crowdfunded ‘plantscraper’ aims to produce 500 metric tons of food a year

Swedish company Plantagon believes that ‘plantscrapers' are the way of the future—and part of the solution...

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World's first solar-powered, indoor vertical farm sprouts in Philadelphia

Future-farming experts Metropolis Farms have opened the world's first solar powered, indoor vertical farm in the...

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Vertical farming startup raises $200M from Alphabet, Jeff Bezos

Indoor vertical farming is on the rise, if a recent funding round for San Francisco startup Plenty is any indication....

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This garden house grows enough food for three generations of one family

Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nhia Architects are no strangers to bringing green space indoors, but their new Binh House...

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Singapore's giant vertical farm grows 80 tons of vegetables every year

This vertical farm in Singapore grows a whopping 80 tons of veggies every single year. The farm was founded by...

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Wind-powered vertical Skyfarms are the future of sustainable agriculture

Inspired by the 2015 Milan Expo theme “feed the world,” Skyfarm was developed to help solve the global food...

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