Al Hijla Vertical Farm
A.A.S. Shahar (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Y.A. Warmerdam – Mentor (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / AE+T)
P.L. Tomesen – Mentor (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / AE+T)
J. de Krieger – Mentor (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / AE+T)
G Bracken – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Spatial Planning and Strategy)
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Abstract
This thesis explores the critical issue of global food insecurity and its impact on Doha, Qatar. The increasing unpredictability of climate change and the imposition of food export bans due to extreme weather events have heightened the urgency to achieve self-sufficiency in food production. This thesis delves into the impacts of climate change on food production and availability and the efforts to achieve food sustainability within urban areas. It discusses the challenges faced by Qatar, a country traditionally reliant on food imports due to its harsh desert environment and the shift towards self-sufficiency through innovative agricultural methods such as vertical farming. The research highlights the importance of prioritizing locally grown food; it looks at common vertical farm strategies and what are the best approaches to not only produce food in arid regions but to increase production yield and deploy automated vertical farms en masse in multiple areas simultaneously, inspiring a new era of sustainable food production.