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  •   Vertical Farming in Las Vegas? Beyond Pragmatism, Toward Desire

    Vertical Farming in Las Vegas? Beyond Pragmatism, Toward Desire
    Joyce Hwang

    Posted by brkt.org

    In January of 2008, a rumor spread quickly through internet sources, claiming that Las Vegas would be the first city to construct a 30-story Vertical Farm. While this pairing may initially seem to be impossibly incongruous, an examination of the logics of Vertical Farming will reveal that it fits opportunistically into the context of Las Vegas. The city’s abundance of consumer activity – particularly food-driven activity (think: mega-buffets) – could certainly stand to benefit from the environmental, economic and social consequences promised by vertical farms concepts. The aim of localizing the food industry could not be more appropriate for a city like Las Vegas, given its’ location in the middle of a drought-ridden desert landscape.

    Joyce Hwang is an architect and Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.




  • On Farming - Contents On Farming - Contents
  • BRACKET [on farming] BRACKET [on farming]
  • Cash Crops, Energy Landscapes Cash Crops, Energy Landscapes
  • The Building That Farms… The Building That Farms…
  • Notes Towards a History of Agrarian Urbanism Notes Towards a History of Agrarian Urbanism
  • Reforestation of Greenwood Farm: An Emergent Landscape and Intervention Reforestation of Greenwood Farm: An Emergent Landscape and Intervention
  • Nomadic Allotments: London’s Farming Future Nomadic Allotments: London’s Farming Future
  • Rethinking Urbanism in the Shrinking City of New Orleans Rethinking Urbanism in the Shrinking City of New Orleans
  • Migrational Fields: Farming and the Chinese Urban Village Migrational Fields: Farming and the Chinese Urban Village
  • Line 13 – Superlinearity Line 13 – Superlinearity
  • Farm Plus: Hybrid Agricultural Landscapes Farm Plus: Hybrid Agricultural Landscapes
  • Living Tower: A Vertical Horse Stable for Luxor Living Tower: A Vertical Horse Stable for Luxor
  • Farm Logic Farm Logic
  • Ecologically Emergent Leisure Landscapes [EELLs] Ecologically Emergent Leisure Landscapes [EELLs]
  • Landgrab City Landgrab City
  • Food Matrix Food Matrix
  • Harvesting Space Harvesting Space
  • Post-Agricultural Speculations Post-Agricultural Speculations
  • Chia Mesa Chia Mesa
  • Beyond Disney Beyond Disney
  • Globalgaelisation Globalgaelisation
  • 45°50’8”N 119°41’57”W: Hybrid-Poplar Farm 45°50’8”N 119°41’57”W: Hybrid-Poplar Farm
  • Microcosmic Aquaculture Microcosmic Aquaculture
  • The Catalog: From Ploughs to Clouds The Catalog: From Ploughs to Clouds
  • Recycling Takes Command Recycling Takes Command
  • HydroLoops: Mechanization and the Command Prompt HydroLoops: Mechanization and the Command Prompt
  • Seasoned Pasture: A Demonstration Range and Public Park Seasoned Pasture: A Demonstration Range and Public Park
  • Precipitating a Productive Countryside: A Renewed Company Town Model Precipitating a Productive Countryside: A Renewed Company Town Model
  • Project::Farm Project::Farm
  • Cloud Skippers Cloud Skippers
  • AGER-AGRI AGER-AGRI
  • BLDG 2.0: Crowd-Sourcing Building Energy Performance BLDG 2.0: Crowd-Sourcing Building Energy Performance
  • On Farming On Farming
  • Performative Landscapes Performative Landscapes
  • Butter in the Mail: Experiments in an Epistolary Economy Butter in the Mail: Experiments in an Epistolary Economy
  • Aquaculture Seascape Park Aquaculture Seascape Park
  • Fructus Vegetabilis: Growing Profit in the War on Error Fructus Vegetabilis: Growing Profit in the War on Error
  • What We Are Is What We Eat What We Are Is What We Eat
  • Learning from Salinas (Hopefully) Learning from Salinas (Hopefully)
  • Farming [PARK]: Rail, Roadways, and Urban Form Today Farming [PARK]: Rail, Roadways, and Urban Form Today
  • Down on the Body Farm
  • GEOtube: Vertical Salt Deposit Growth System GEOtube: Vertical Salt Deposit Growth System
  • Hydrating Luanda Hydrating Luanda
  • Your Town Tomorrow Your Town Tomorrow
  • The Productive Surface The Productive Surface
  • Factory-Farmed Architecture: You Are How You Eat Factory-Farmed Architecture: You Are How You Eat