Circular Symbiosis – tower provides healthy environment for livestock

By Lee dongjin, Park Jinkyu, Lee Jeongwoo
South Korea
Via Evolo
March 30, 2011

“In the last few years we have seen many projects for vertical agriculture but the Circular Symbiosis Tower is the first skyscraper that proposes a vertical farm for actual livestock. The main concept is to create a new habitat to raise cattle within the city. The skyscraper consists of spiraling platforms or grass fields where cows will be free to roam.

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1er Lugar Concurso Nacional Proyectos de Título Arquitectura Caliente 2010

Architect: Pierina Benvenuto Giorgetti
Placement: North Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Institution: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

El proyecto consiste en una topografía cultivable, resultado de la intervencion de una vía elevada del ferrocarril en desuso en la ciudad de Chicago. Se propone la reutilizacion de esta infraestructura como un corredor verde productivo, posibilitando la ubicación de áreas de capacitación, producción, educación y una red de espacios públicos, jardines, plazas y huertos frutales abiertos a la comunidad. De esta manera, el proyecto re interpreta y enriquece el programa de un centro de agricultura urbana transformándolo en un parque urbano productivo.

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Early issues of Organic Gardening Magazine.

OG Magazine wins TreeHugger “Reader’s Choice” Award 1st place. City Farmer 2nd.

Started in 1942, Organic Gardening’s hard-copy magazine has a circulation today of over a quarter of a million. Founded by J.I Rodale, Rodale’s magazines reach more than 45 million readers in more than 50 countries around the world. The publisher of Men’s Health, Prevention, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, Running Times, Bicycling, Mountain Bike, and Organic Gardening, Rodale is the leader in providing actionable, authoritative, and engaging health and wellness content.

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