This thesis will argue the possible integration of the CSA model (community-supported architecture) within a dense urban scheme. It also tries to tackle unemployment as a common threat among contemporary societies by proposing exemplary solutions. The thesis attempts to create a bond between the application of the CSA platform and relative architectural theories through the revitalization of industrial abandoned structures. The progressive intensification and mechanization of agricultural production have significantly changed the character of food production over the last few decades. Regional supply structures have increasingly been replaced by globalized value chains and networks. However, from a consumer’s point of view, global supply chains are opaque, and current production practices are regarded as ethically and morally doubtful. There are increasing societal concerns about the impact of modern food production on human health and the environment. These aspects have encouraged a group of consumers to find an alternative form of high-quality food supply. In recent years Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), an innovative grassroots movement connecting consumers with a local farm has rapidly spread across most of the industrialized countries. An increasing number of consumers who are dissatisfied with conventional food supply chains have signed up to receive fresh produce, support a local community and protect the environment. On the other hand, the idea of food miles, the distance that food must be shipped, has entered debates in both popular and academic circles about local eating. An oft-cited figure claims that the average item of food travels almost 1000 kilometers before it reaches your plate. The strategy of urban farming on small and medium scales have been executed in different mediums like roof gardens, terraces, and public lands (prominently during the last two decades) but further steps should be taken if we want more complex communities to benefit from this proposed model. A few examples of such innovation are serving the communities in different parts of the world, by following the standard greenhouse schemes, yet disregarding the speculative role of architecture. Metropolitan cities around the world currently host hundreds of abandoned industrial structures that have a great potential to act as proper mediums for more sophisticated urban agriculture paradigm.
Questa tesi sosterrà la possibile integrazione del modello CSA (community-supported architecture) all'interno di uno schema urbano denso. Cerca inoltre di affrontare la disoccupazione come una minaccia comune tra le società contemporanee proponendo soluzioni esemplari. La tesi cerca di creare un legame tra l'applicazione della piattaforma CSA e le relative teorie architettoniche attraverso il rilancio di strutture industriali dismesse. La progressiva intensificazione e meccanizzazione della produzione agricola ha modificato significativamente il carattere della produzione alimentare negli ultimi decenni. Le strutture di approvvigionamento regionali sono state sempre più sostituite da catene e reti del valore globalizzate. Tuttavia, dal punto di vista del consumatore, le catene di approvvigionamento globali sono opache e le attuali pratiche di produzione sono considerate eticamente e moralmente dubbie. Vi sono crescenti preoccupazioni della società circa l'impatto della moderna produzione alimentare sulla salute umana e sull'ambiente. Questi aspetti hanno incoraggiato un gruppo di consumatori a trovare una forma alternativa di approvvigionamento alimentare di alta qualità. Negli ultimi anni l'agricoltura sostenuta dalla comunità (CSA), un movimento di base innovativo che collega i consumatori con un'azienda agricola locale si è rapidamente diffuso nella maggior parte dei paesi industrializzati. Un numero crescente di consumatori insoddisfatti delle catene di approvvigionamento alimentare convenzionali si sono iscritti per ricevere prodotti freschi, sostenere una comunità locale e proteggere l'ambiente. D'altra parte, l'idea delle miglia alimentari, la distanza per la quale il cibo deve essere spedito, è entrata nei dibattiti sia nei circoli popolari che accademici sul cibo locale. Una figura spesso citata afferma che un alimento medio percorre quasi 1000 chilometri prima di raggiungere il tuo piatto. La strategia dell'agricoltura urbana su piccola e media scala è stata attuata in diversi mezzi come giardini pensili, terrazze e terreni pubblici (in particolare negli ultimi due decenni), ma dovrebbero essere presi ulteriori passi se vogliamo che le comunità più complesse traggano vantaggio da questo modello proposto . Alcuni esempi di tale innovazione sono al servizio delle comunità in diverse parti del mondo, seguendo gli schemi standard delle serre, ma ignorando il ruolo speculativo dell'architettura. Le città metropolitane di tutto il mondo ospitano attualmente centinaia di strutture industriali abbandonate che hanno una grande potenzialità di agire come mezzi adeguati per il paradigma dell'agricoltura urbana più sofisticato.
Industrial Agriscape, Revitalization of Red Hook Grain Terminal, NYC, USA
GHOLAMI SHAMAMI, AMIR SAMAN
2020/2021
Abstract
This thesis will argue the possible integration of the CSA model (community-supported architecture) within a dense urban scheme. It also tries to tackle unemployment as a common threat among contemporary societies by proposing exemplary solutions. The thesis attempts to create a bond between the application of the CSA platform and relative architectural theories through the revitalization of industrial abandoned structures. The progressive intensification and mechanization of agricultural production have significantly changed the character of food production over the last few decades. Regional supply structures have increasingly been replaced by globalized value chains and networks. However, from a consumer’s point of view, global supply chains are opaque, and current production practices are regarded as ethically and morally doubtful. There are increasing societal concerns about the impact of modern food production on human health and the environment. These aspects have encouraged a group of consumers to find an alternative form of high-quality food supply. In recent years Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), an innovative grassroots movement connecting consumers with a local farm has rapidly spread across most of the industrialized countries. An increasing number of consumers who are dissatisfied with conventional food supply chains have signed up to receive fresh produce, support a local community and protect the environment. On the other hand, the idea of food miles, the distance that food must be shipped, has entered debates in both popular and academic circles about local eating. An oft-cited figure claims that the average item of food travels almost 1000 kilometers before it reaches your plate. The strategy of urban farming on small and medium scales have been executed in different mediums like roof gardens, terraces, and public lands (prominently during the last two decades) but further steps should be taken if we want more complex communities to benefit from this proposed model. A few examples of such innovation are serving the communities in different parts of the world, by following the standard greenhouse schemes, yet disregarding the speculative role of architecture. Metropolitan cities around the world currently host hundreds of abandoned industrial structures that have a great potential to act as proper mediums for more sophisticated urban agriculture paradigm.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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