AECOM + BIG Unveil Plans to Revamp Chicago’s Navy Pier with a Vertical Farm and Roof Gardens

 

AQUAPONIC FARM PRECEDENT - BJARKE INGELS

The entire presentation on the Navy Pier redevelopment

(THE AQUAPONICS BIT IS ABOUT 11:55 INTO IT):

Inside what is now the Crystal Gardens, the AECOM/BIG team plans to develop a vertical urban farm and juice bar that would provide food for the restaurants on the pier. Fruits and veggies would be grown in tall, sculptural pillars, which could be viewed from aerial boardwalks.