The future of food is green. Really green. We first saw a prototype of the Urban Algae Folly in 2014 at the Fuorisalone in Italy, but London-based ecoLogicStudio has taken this innovative concept to new heights for the Milan Expo. Located near the entrance of the Future Food District, this futuristic design showcases the intersection of food, design and energy like you've never seen it before.
The Urban Algae Canopy by ecoLogic Studio is a piece of bio-digital architecture that combines micro-algal cultures and real time digital cultivation protocols. To be displayed at Expo Milano 2015, the structure is able to control the flow of energy, water and carbon dioxide based on weather patterns, visitor's movements, and other environmental variables. It's the first of its kind in the world, and once fully completed, the canopy will be able to produce the oxygen equivalent of four hectares of woodland, along with nearly 330 pounds of biomass per day.
