P-patch of the future?

Speaking of modern architecture:

Vertical Farm concept drawing, by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign International Herald Tribune has an article on “farms in the sky,” vertical structures that support edible stuff. Call it p-patch of the future, edible green roof or “vertical farm” (as Dr. Dickson Despommier, a professor at Columbia who is promoting the idea, calls it), having a farm right in the city that’s energy efficient and organic is an intriguing, timely idea. The article actually points to a lot of criticism as well as enthusiasm around the topic (”who pays the rent?”), but looking at the renderings by the architects is a trip!

IHT’s slideshow
(features renderings by Seattle’s own Mithun, whose branding efforts are highly laudable in my humble opinion)

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