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Seawater Vertical Farm

By BETSY KROLL Friday, Apr. 24, 2009

Courtesy Favretto+Girardi Architects
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Dubai; Studiomobile

Born out of concerns about a growing population and a short supply of freshwater, this futuristic — and still conceptual — tower has been designed as a sustainable means of turning seawater into freshwater. Housing five cocoon-like greenhouses, the farm would convert saltwater using fairly simple processes based on condensing warm, humid air.
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