Shahda, M M and Megahed, N A (2023) Post-pandemic architecture: A critical review of the expected feasibility of skyscraper-integrated vertical farming (sivf). Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19(3), pp. 283-304. ISSN 1745-2007
Abstract
Can skyscrapers survive after COVID-19? Can the idea of integrating vertical farming (VF) into vertical architecture support the environmental, economic, and social issues in the post-pandemic era? Answering these questions is the main objective of this study. Therefore, it explores a) the impact of the pandemic on the built environment, especially skyscrapers; b) the challenges facing the survival of skyscrapers; c) the design parameters and main components of VF; and d) the expected feasibility of integrating VF into vertical architecture to reduce the effects of the pandemic. The research concludes that the skyscraper-integrated vertical farming (SIVF) paradigm can create a closed ecosystem that preserves the environment by a) supporting food security, b) improving indoor environmental quality, c) enhancing psychological and physical health, d) saving energy, e) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and releasing oxygen, and f) supporting the local economy. Consequently, the SIVF paradigm can inaugurate an innovative approach that provides insights into new research trends and discoveries. However, further constraints in the adoption of SIVF should be addressed, and collaborations between researchers and multidisciplinary experts must be created to achieve suitable solutions.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19; food security; skyscraper-integrated vertical farming; skyscrapers; vertical architecture; vertical farming |
| Index terms: | design parameter, skyscraper, COVID-19, local economy, food security, pandemic, survival, paradigm, collaboration, greenhouse gas emission, built environment, indoor environmental quality |
| Subjects: | design constraints, environmental health, infrastructure and transport systems, education and knowledge transfer, management, health risk and incident analysis, environmental resource management, economic analysis, environmental science, construction type |
| Topics: | Construction Technology, Sustainability, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Health and Safety, Organizational Design, Design Practice, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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