Flat Packed, Vertical Farming Urban Agriculture
With the recent disaster relief efforts in the Philippines after Typhoon Tembin in December it is worth highlighting some of the great work being done in disaster relief shelter design. Check out these eight examples ranging from the hi-tech to simple and effective to conceptual. At Plantimate we believe such shelters to help people recover from traumatised events can be supplemented with food growing to nurture the recovering bodies as well as the mind.
Check out this article and the aspiration to legitimise informal settlements: reignited debate about whether urban development should aim at gentrification or helping the growing ranks of people forced to live on the street and in the periphery.
We at Plantimate have been involved in research regarding a partnership between business and informal settlements in Sao Paulo and where collaboration on both sides may be found. Check it out here.
Check out this inspiring story of a 13 year old building his own house with a mixture of determination and innovation. Very cool. Very inspiring!
