Integration of urban farming within the future city

Student project by Jack O’Reilly
graduate Ba(Hons) Architecture from the University of Manchester

“My project tried to push the boundaries of the hybrid building by combining an urban farm with a television studio as an attempt at broadcasting the need for sustainability both physically and in the media.”

Student Statement

The programme proposed provides for the sustainable Manchester. It is centred around food cultures and media networks. Sustainability can be improved by the production of food in urban spaces, sourcing local foods and selling the produce of local farmers.

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Farm on wheels

From Re:Farm’s Wiki:

Refarm the city are tools of open software and hardware for urban farmers. is a mix of a good meal (the crop, the friends, the seeds, …) , hardware (the urban farm, the composter, the electronics, the sensors, recycled materials, …), software (built a farm according to: your personal needs, local vegetables, local gastronomy, farm location, …) that will give you the tools to design, control and manage your farm during her life. We have divided this wiki on the steps you need to take to start a refarm.

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