International Student Challenge “UrbanFarm2019”
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3 months of time to redesign 3 locations, having a look at the 3 spheres of sustainability. The Grand Finale will take place at the NovelFarm expo in Pordenone Exhibition center in Venice on February 13-14, 2019.
Dr. Francesco Orsini
Researcher, Vegetable Crops and Urban Horticulture
DISTAL – Dept of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Alma Mater Studiorum – Bologna University
This challenge, open to University students from several disciplines and from all over the world, will address the design of urban agriculture projects in three Italian Cities (Bologna, Belluno and Conegliano). The challenge, jointly organized by Bologna and Florence Universities, is also supported by the International Society for Horticultural Sciences. On the website, further information about the awards and components of both the International Jury and the Scientific committee are also available.
The challenge will open on October 15, and two selection steps are foreseen, at December 1st and January 15th. Selected teams will be able to present their innovative project at the International Fair NovelFarm2019, that will take place in Pordenone (Italy), on February 13-14, 2019.
More information will be displayed on the challenge website in the coming days.
Multidisciplinary student teams from the Faculties of Agriculture, Biology, Architecture, Design, Economics, Engineering and Social Sciences, are invited to join the challenge and design innovative urban agriculture systems that integrate the?best architectural and technological innovations for food production in urban environments. Their projects will be based on existing vacant spaces in three Italian cities (Bologna, Belluno and Conegliano), characterized by different peculiarities. Their design should have a strong and entrepreneurial connotation, promoting the generation of new forms of employment for disadvantaged users.
The competition is open to student teams from all over the world, and teams may comprise students from different universities and universities of applied sciences.