Eco Factor: Self-powered dirigibles detect weather and pollution in real time.
The Migrating Floating Gardens is a proposal by Rael San Fratello Architects that predict the next location for green in urban environments that are currently being transformed into concrete jungles. These floating gardens are suspended in the air from largely remotely controlled dirigibles.
Each of these crafts houses thousands of smaller plants attached to long vines. A family of these crafts migrate cities and move toward areas where the heat island effect is the greatest. Each plant includes a host of sensors that detect weather, traffic, pollution, noise and other urban data in real time.
Each plant includes a propulsion system that allows it to be free from the base, after which it is controlled by GPS and GIS information and organized in flocking patterns. These plants move through the city in swarms hydrating, providing shade and bringing oxygen to spaces devoid of any green fields.
The pods are re-charged via a photovoltaic skin, which also powers the individual plants for propulsion. The pods return to the base after sunset, where they can refuel and rehydrate for future agricultural aggregation.
Via: Rael San Fratello Architects
