Journal

We under­stand the ver­ti­cal farm as a struc­tur­al ele­ment of the city. This new build­ing typol­o­gy car­ries the poten­tial to rearrange lin­ear mate­r­i­al- and ener­gy flows into cir­cu­la­to­ry ones. This intrin­si­cal­ly leads to an increase of the resilience of urban centres.

Vertical farms lead to • resilient cities - fulfilling Global Sustainable Development Goals • new services • activation of public spaces for market, trade, gastronomy and leisure • transparency in food production • transparency in the food production chain • healthy organic local produced food products • support for an energy optimized urban planning and…