Urban Algae Folly_promo_june2015

In the public square of the EXPO Milano 2015 Future Food District are on show some of the most interesting and innovative solutions of building integrated urban agriculture. The Urban Algae Folly, designed by ecoLogicStudio and located at the District’s entrance, is an interactive pavilion integrating living micro-algal cultures, a built example of architecture’s bio-digital future. Microalgae, in this instance Spirulina, are exceptional photosynthetic machines; they contain nutrients that are fundamental t