Urban Vertical Farming Writer: Edouard Cabay, founder of Appareil, is an architect registered at the College of Architects of Catalonia. He teaches architectural design at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, at the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris, and digital fabrication at the Institute of Advanced Architecture in Catalonia.
The number of buildings in Europe exceeds the current and future needs of its population. Sometimes decades or centuries old, this heritage includes countless unoccupied buildings, which no longer meet the requirements of today’s society. Amongst the three largest emitters of carbon dioxide, along with meat production and transportation, the building industry is increasingly confronted with environmental challenges. Architects must, therefore, rethink their practice in order to develop new designs for a more sustainable future. Different in scale, use and form, the projects, Agriculture 2.0 and Retina rooftop, by the new architect studio, Appareil, present here a glimpse of the future of urban farming and sustainable housing.
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