PRE THESIS

PROPOSAL OF THESIS TOPICS

1.VERTICAL FARMING
WHAT IS VERTICAL FARMING
• Vertical farming is a unique concept of growing food in line with Indoor farming, urban agriculture, and controlled
agriculture environment. Vertical farming is done in constantly monitored and adjusted factor of productions such
as temperature, lighting, nutrients, irrigation and air circulation.

• Vertical Farming is growing plants in vertically stacked layers. In vertical farming soil, hydroponic or aeroponic
growing methods can be used. Where arable land is less, at those places vertical farming is used. Such places are
mountainside towns, deserts and cities grow a different type of fruits and vegetables.

• In most of the states in India, traditional farming is used. But in traditional farming, there are many uncertainties
like heavy rainfall, heavy winds and all. These factors damage all the efforts of the farmers which they invest in
growing crops. So, all these problems have only one solution i.e. Vertical Farming.

• In vertical farming, uses of water and land are minimized and wastage also gets minimized. Additionally, in vertical
farming crops are secured from the pests and any other diseases because crops are grown in a controlled
environment. So, these qualities of vertical farming are proved that vertical farming is long-lasting.
NEED FOR VERTICAL FARMING
• India is a country with a very huge population and India is developing every day. In India industrialization also
increases rapidly from which arable land is slightly reducing. Indian population is approx. 1.34 billion and
continuously increasing. Due to urbanization, we are losing our land that could be used in farming. Feeding such a
huge population is the toughest task.

• The answer to this question is “YES”. If it doesn’t happen then Indian agriculture will remain backward. So, Indian
agriculture needs a change with developing India.

• Meeting current and future demands for food is one of the biggest problems facing the world today. Despite the
positive correlation that exists between food production and urban food demand, food systems remain separate and
excluded from cities.

• Vertical farming has been proposed as a solution projected to address these issues in a sustainable way. This study
aims to determine the sustainability of a vertical farm operation and its perceived value to food security and urban
systems
ARCHITECT AND VERTICAL FARMING
• As a young architect, I am part of a generation that is not concerned with styles, forms or academic theories. I believe our mission is
more urgent than that. The important tasks of our time – reversing climate change, increasing natural habitat, creating a healthy
food system – are now part of the architectural profession. The solution to theses problems will involve a balance between
technology and empathy.

• We need ecological buildings that connect with our senses. Buildings made with haptic materials that you want to touch and look
at. Buildings you can listen to, because they include homes for birds and bees. Buildings with the scent of vegetables and herbs.
And buildings that you can partly eat, because they support food production.

• I am fully aware that buildings like these, can not solve the problem of feeding two billions mouths by 2050. This change needs to
come from climate-appropriate agriculture, clean meat and a boost for local, organic farmers.

• But I believe that it does something else important: it creates a visible and mental connection to food. It puts agriculture back into
our cities and into our minds. It creates a different typology of a tower that not only consumes from its surroundings, but also gives
back to its environment. A tower that is not an isolated island in the city, but an integral component of a healthier and tastier city.

• This thesis will address the benefits architects can provide in the expansion of vertical farming in urban areas.