Week 2 - Farmer's Club, Suzhou

China’s Rapid Urban Development. “ Every year 200,000 hectares of farmland are turned into roads, factories, shopping malls and residential areas.

Over 50 million farmers have been displaced by such land grabs with little or no compensation. ” United Nations Development Programme

by VINCENT KOLO socialism today

Resource: h+p://www.socialismtoday.org/100/china.html

City Farmers News. “ Over 200 million farmers to lose their livelihoods in the last 30 years.” by CJ Lim “ Leaving The Land: China’s Great Uprooting: Moving 250 Million from Farms into Cities ”

By Michael Levenston

“ Hundreds of millions of residents in China abandon farming for better paid work in cities ” by Michael Levenston “ China’s Farm Workers Population Hits 225 Million, Many Out of Work ” The Epoch Times

“2.2 percent of them had no more land to farm” Resource: h+p://www.cityfarmer.info/category/china/ : smartci<es + eco-­‐worries by CJ Lim and Ed Liu, published by Routledge; h+p://www.theepoch<mes.com/n2/china-­‐news/chinas-­‐farm-­‐workers-­‐popula<on-­‐hits-­‐225-­‐million-­‐many-­‐out-­‐of-­‐work-­‐14756.html

Pollution. “ Environment: China’s pollution overload ”

By World News, Socialist Party

“ Pollution Rising, Chinese Fear for Soil and Food ”

By Edward Wong

One-sixth of China’s arable land, nearly 50 million acres suffers from soil pollution

“ Chinese farms cause more pollution than factories, says official survey ”

By Jonathan Watts

“ Groundbreaking government survey pinpoints fertilisers and pesticides as greater source of water contamination,” Resource: h+p://socialistparty.ie/2013/07/environment-­‐chinas-­‐pollu<on-­‐overload/ h+p://www.ny<mes.com/2013/12/31/world/asia/good-­‐earth-­‐no-­‐more-­‐soil-­‐pollu<on-­‐plagues-­‐chinese-­‐countryside.html?_r=0 h+p://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/feb/09/china-­‐farms-­‐pollu<on

Pollution. Carbon Footprint

Resource: h+p://www.greenra<onbook.org.uk/

Reaction. Suzhou “Three Million Mu (Chinese acre)” plan - 1 million Mu of aquaculture - 1 million Mu of rice - 1 million Mu of economic crops such as tea and landscaping nursery products.

Aim to meet market demand and increase farmers income.

Manifesto.

Lost of Agriculture Land “ We propose area of defined agriculture ac=vi=es and create opportuni=es for allotments within urban areas.”

Designing Out Pollution “ We will clean up and make beFer use of the exis=ng waterways and lake through out the design process.”

Gain Report: Global Agriculture Informa<on Network. Resource: h+p://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publica<ons/Suzhou %20Profile%20Update_Shanghai%20ATO_China%20-­‐%20Peoples%20Republic%20of_5-­‐4-­‐2010.pdf

Aims. Farmers’ Club • For Suzhou to con<nue its agriculture heritage by giving back its farmland • Relocate and provide jobs for the 2.2% of “farmless” farmers.

• Reduce carbon footprint by reintegra<ng the food produc<on modes into the consump<on sites.

• Saving water resource by the recycling of urban waters and water by the plants.

• Limi<ng the systema<c recourse to pes<cides, insec<cides, herbicides and chemical fer4lizers.

Precedents. A-Go-Go Vertical Farm, Singapore

Precedents. Pasona Headquaters, Tokyo

Precedents. The Living Tower, Paris

Precedents. Dynamic Vertical Farm Network, Tai Po

Feeds. Total: 25646 Consumers

Resource: Â h+p://www.ukagriculture.com/sta<s<cs/farming_sta<s<cs.cfm Â

Farmers. Total: 111 Farmers

Resource: h+p://www.theepoch<mes.com/n2/china-­‐news/chinas-­‐farm-­‐workers-­‐popula<on-­‐hits-­‐225-­‐million-­‐many-­‐out-­‐of-­‐work-­‐14756.html, Food Consump<on Trends in China April 2012 by Zhangyue Zhou, Weiming Tian, Jimin Wang, Hongbo Liu and Lijuan Cao, h+p:// www.dfat.gov.au/publica<ons/feeding-­‐the-­‐future/feeding-­‐the-­‐future.pdf

Farming. Bak Choi, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Eggplant, Cantaloupe, Tomatoes

Resource: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/mg/gardennotes/723.pdf

Farming. Total: 28526 m2

Resource: www.naturalstandard.com

Produce. Transport

Resource: Food Consumption Trends in China April 2012 by Zhangyue Zhou, Weiming Tian, Jimin Wang, Hongbo Liu and Lijuan Cao

System. Nitrogen Cycle

Carbon Dioxide

Organic nitrogen

Sunlight

System. Farming

Resource: http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2015/2015/hydro_agriculture.html, http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p1995.pdf, http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/tending-greenhouse?page=0,1

Spaces. Farmer’s Society • Farm that produce sufficient vegetables (Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Eggplant) and fruits (tomatoes, cantaloupe) for 30,000 consumers • 150 farmers

• 100 Residential units for farmers • 20 office workers • Restaurant open for public • Marketplace • Quality control lab • Agriculture Services (Water reservoir, Pump room) • Utilities ( plant room, cleaning facilities, model storage, WC) • Canteen with kitchen and larder • Delivery point with loading bay (Marina)

= 100 Residential [12100 sqm] = Farming for 30,000 [28526 sqm] = 20 Offices [150 sqm] = Marketplace

Site Analysis. District 12

Site Analysis. Site Boundaries & Surrounding Buildings School

Residen<al

Bike Factory

Transport Hub Residen<al

Retail Shops

Office Buildings

Site Analysis. Sun-Shadow Patterns

Site Analysis. Sun-Shadow Patterns

Site Analysis. Circulation & Services

Design.

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