Greenhouses that promote sustainable urban farming + push the boundaries of innovative architecture!
Did you know that greenhouses produce 6 to 10 times more crop yield as compared to open fields? Not only that, but 40% of the…
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The World’s Largest Single-Domed Greenhouse Pushes The Boundaries Of Innovative Architecture
Fun fact about greenhouses: growing crops in greenhouses produces 6 to 10 times the amount of yield compared to growing them in open fields. Also,…
This botanical garden’s petal-inspired, hexagonal-laced glass roof brings biodiversity to the city!
Botanical gardens in big cities always seem to help take us out of the monotonous droll of city living, weaving us through walks of native…
This greenhouse-mimicking dome helps harvest rainwater and foster sapling-growth
The Agrodome is environment friendly in more ways than you’d think. Sure, it creates a greenhouse-like environment for plants, enabling better growth, but it also…
This floating modular greenhouse can help coastal communities avoid a food crisis in 2050!
By 2050, the global demand for food is expected to be 60-70% higher than today at the rate our population is increasing. There will be…
These origami greenhouses reduce plastic waste using a sustainable material: inflatable bamboo!
You will find that in a lot of Southeast Asian countries people still use the traditional plastic-covered greenhouses and they are super popular in India…
This tiny greenhouse’s controlled microclimate shows why warming of even one degree is a big deal
If you remember the movie Interstellar, you will recall that all the food on their dining table was made from corn – cornbread, corn side…
Nendo’s Tokyo house uses a giant stairway to keep the family and their 8 pets connected!
When I saw Nendo’s latest project, there is just one song that started playing in my mind – Led Zepplin’s Stairway to Heaven because that…
The earth’s very own sunglasses
The crazy post title got you, didn’t it! We here at Yanko pride ourselves in showcasing concepts that may seem outlandish, but speak of a…
The Greenhouse Just Got Smarter
An intelligent twist in a trend of urban microclimate gardens, the SmartGreenHouse helps users exercise their green thumb with almost any type of plant, herb,…
Urban Cloud Farming
This 2 part micro-farming design brings urban dwellers clean, fresh homegrown produce. The first part, called Nimbus, is a personal hydroponic system with an integrated…
Grow Greens With Ease
For a person who loves growing home plants, I can’t manage to keep a cactus alive! Hence I am always on the look out for…