TerreFarm

Summer Lab for students, architects, scientists, artists, and individuals of all backgrounds to explore the larger framework of urban agriculture and its effects on the architecture and urban design of NYC.


Set in New York City, TerreFarm Lab seeks to rethink what is salubrious about the city, in both its forms and its life, by reflecting on the consequences of a fundamentally new level of sustainability. We will base our investigations on one illuminating hypothesis: in the future New York will grow to be self-sufficient in its critical necessities. In particular, we will observe a series of specific technical, urbanistic, and architectural strategies not simply for the food production required to feed the city, but the possibilities of diet, agriculture, and retrofitted facilities that could achieve that level within the constraints of the local climate.

Seminar Week...









Week 1:: Seminar Week: August 3 to 7, 2009.

August 3
Noon Orientation and Lunch
2PM Terreform ONE http://terreform.org/
4PM Dickson D. Despommier, PhD http://www.verticalfarm.com/
6PM Dan Wood, Work AC http://www.work.ac/

August 4
2PM Clare Miflin, Kiss + Cathcart Architects http://www.kisscathcart.com
4PM Christian Hubert http://christianhubert.com/

August 5
11AM Marni Horwitz, Alive Structures http://www.alivestructures.com/
2PM Zak Adams , New York Sun Works http://nysunworks.org/

August 6
2PM Mary Mattingly http://thewaterpod.org/
4PM Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray http://windowfarms.org/

August 7
2PM Viraj Puri, Gotham Greens http://gothamgreens.com/
4PM Vito Acconnci http://www.acconci.com/
5:30PM Reception
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