Green Cities
Urban design and architecture that integrates vegetation, agriculture, and ecological systems into city environments.
Loizou Architects and Associates Replace the Facade with a Living Green Shell in Limassol
A 360-square-meter mixed-use building in a dense Cypriot neighborhood trades its outer wall for a vertical garden of climbing vines and local plants.
Wheeler Kearns Architects Grows a Working Greenhouse That Doubles as a Dining Hall on a Michigan Farm
A prefabricated Dutch Venlo greenhouse hosts seedling production, farm-to-table dinners, and community life in Three Oaks, Michigan.
Climate Membrane: Timber Ribs and Circular Geometry Shield Children from Urban Pollution
A shortlisted Form Follows Climate entry proposes a wood-framed community dome that filters air, buffers seasons, and centers child safety.
Ellipse Greenhouse by SAW.EARTH – Innovative Community Garden Architecture in Brooklyn
Ellipse Greenhouse by SAW.EARTH is a student-built, ellipsoidal Brooklyn greenhouse using cedar and copper, maximizing sunlight for community gardening.
The Garden: An Urban Meal Mine Where Architecture Grows Food and Culture
Hsiang-Yi Ho's layered proposal weaves rooftop farms, aquaponics, and open markets into a productive urban ecosystem for London.
Sustainable Urban Funfair: Turning Food Production Into a Civic Playground
A shortlisted proposal for the Urban Meal Mine competition reimagines the New Convent Market as a hydroponic funfair wrapped in pink steel and ruins.
Fresh v2.0: Living Architecture Where Food Stays Alive Until You Eat It
A modular urban agriculture system embeds greenhouses, rooftop farms, and production hubs into the city fabric to redefine what freshness means.
Farmscape: Submerging Architecture Beneath London's Agricultural Heritage
A pixelated green roofscape transforms a London market site into a continuous productive landscape shaped by historic farmland patterns.
Covent Garden Eco-District: Farming, Learning, and Living Under One Roof in London
A circular agriculture district stitches markets, rooftop farms, and learning libraries into Covent Garden's historic urban fabric.
Covent Garden Eco-District: Farming as Infrastructure in London's Historic Market Core
A proposal for Covent Garden that fuses residential greenhouses, cell-based meat labs, and aquaponics into a self-sustaining urban food district.
Future Farms: Where Aquaponics, Markets, and Public Life Converge Under Glass
A transparent urban food system weaves aquaponic towers, greenhouse pavilions, and stormwater infrastructure into the civic fabric of the city.
City Fields: Where Sloped Gardens and Market Halls Merge Agriculture into Urban Fabric
A layered architectural ecosystem of rooftop farms, aquaponic systems, and community markets that repositions the city as both producer and consumer.
