On May 13th 2009, everyone from level 5 landscape architecture was given a short presentation and a paper handout introducing the chance to embark on a personal extended essay/report. The class was asked to pair up and talk about anything interesting that related to the course. The point of this was to increase the likelihood of being employed by improving your individual profile as a landscape architect. One thing that I am interested in is urban agriculture. I find this area of sustainability very tangible and a way of society becoming more resourceful. I have always believed in the idea of resourcefulness and I find sustainable design is becoming more approachable and increasingly important within urban environments. As it happens I have recently been studying a project in East London called Spitalfields which has an area within it called Bishops Square. In Bishops Square are modern feats of architecture and sustainable technology such as solar panels, roof gardens and urban agriculture. When I was visiting the site I found the occupants of the buildings where planting, growing and consuming vegetables on the same site they worked at. I was amazed to see it first hand and get an idea about how it could benefit urban developers and society as a whole.
Virticle Gardens proposed by Andrew Kranis at Columbia University and Gordon Graff at the University of Waterloo.
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