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3.0 Research and Documentation for Area of Focus 3.1. Area of Focus Summary 3.2. Findings from Literature Review 3.3. Questions/Theoretical Issues 3.4. Architectural Issues 3.5. Architectural Precedents

4.0 Site and Context Information 4.1. Aerial photos and/or maps of site 4.2. Site Documentation 4.3. Site Analysis 4.4. Site Parameters 5.0 Program 5.1. Program Type and Description 5.2. Programmatic Elements 5.3. Graphic Representation of Program 6. Conceptual / Preliminary Design Studies 6.1. Studies/Devices Revealing Architectonic Ideas 7. Bibliography and other important resources 7.1. Written Sources 7.2. Project References

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Farm to ForkKelly Ryan October 2012

Thesis Statement

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This thesis will reevaluate the food industry’s systems and propose a localized, accessible environment for food growth and resale. The goal is to reintroduce or reinvent the market typology to enhance sustainable, healthy, urban communities.

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for Area of Focus

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For the 1st time in modern his-tory, this generation is expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

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While healthy living existes between a balance of good nutrition and suf-ficient exercise, this project specifi-cally stresses food accessability. The easier it is to access healthy food, i.e distance, affordability, and quality, and the harder it is to access unhealthy food, the more likely people will choose healthy food.

For the first timein modern history, this generation is expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their par-ents. This is do to the increase of child-hood obesity and the ongoing health problems that continue throughout their lives.

By making it easier for one to access healthy food, we are one step closer to reversing the current obesity epidemi-ca in the world.

Food AccessabilityHow easy is it?

3.2 Findings from Literature Review

Designing Healthy Communities is a 4 part PBS documentary investiga-tion into the health of our communities. The project is dedicated to confronting contemporary issues of public health associated with the built environment and offering solutions that encourage reshaping our interactions, lifestyles and design strategies. In a series of episodes, Dr. Jackson discusses vari-ous factors within our environment that has caused rampant chronic health problems, the most prominent of which is Type 2 Diabetes caused by obesity. It comes down to an environment that promotes a sedentary lifestyle and poor food choices. “Where you live is a great predictor of how long you live,” says Dr. Jackson. Episode 3 looks at impoverished communities, discusses the differences in life expectancy and what it means to have the right to live in a “health-promoting community.”

Designing Healthy CommunitiesDr. Richard Jackson, MD, MPH

Jacobs advocated “four generators of diversity”: “The necessity for these four conditions is the most important point this book has to make. In combination, these conditions create effective eco-nomic pools of use.” (p. 151)

The conditions are:-Mixed uses, activating streets at dif ferent times of the day-Short blocks, allowing high pedes trian permeability.-Buildings of various ages and states of repair.-Density.

The Death and Life of Great American CitiesJane Jacobs

“With seven billion mouths to feed, hu-man agriculture exerts a tremendous toll on the planet, from water draws to pollution, and from energy use to habi-tat loss. More people around the world are taking a look at urban farming, which offers to make our food as “lo-cal” as possible. By growing what we need near where we live, we decrease the “food miles” associated with long-distance transportation. We also get the freshest produce money can buy, and we are encouraged to eat in sea-son.Another benefit of urban farming is that it can add greenery to cities, reducing harmful runoff, increasing shading, and countering the unpleasant heat island effect. Garden plots can help people reconnect with the Earth, and gain a greater appreciation for where our food comes from (hint: not from plastic packages).”

Urban Farming is Grow-ing a Green FutureBrian Clark Howard, National Geographic

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What do we have to do to produce enough food for urban dwellers?

Center for Disease ControlThe Obesity Society has been committed to encouraging research on the causes and treatment of obesity, and to keeping the medical community and public in-formed of new advances.www.obesity.org

Center for Disease Control

The CDC is the United States’ national public health institute to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions.www.cdc.gov

U.S. Department of AgricultureResponsible for developing and execut-ing federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food. Aims to promote ag-ricultural trade and production, work to as-sure food safety, protect natural resourc-es, and end hunger in the United States and abroad.www.usda.gov

BNIAPromote, support, and help people make better decisions using accurate, reliable, and accessible data and indicators to im-prove the quality of life in Baltimore City neighborhoods.http://www.bniajfi.org

City of BaltimoreCity Government led by Mayor Steph-anie Rawlings-Blake responsible for planning, zoning, health, transportation, housing, permits, public works, parks and recreation, city data, and eduation.www.baltimorecity.gov

John Hopkins University Johns Hopkins researchers, in partner-ship with the Baltimore City Health De-partment and experts at other academic institutions, conducted a health impact as-sessment of Baltimore’s comprehensive zoning code revision.www.hopkinsbayview.org

3.2 Findings from Literature Review

Obesity Society

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Slow Food BaltimoreSlow Food Baltimore supports a locally sourced, environmentally and socially re-sponsible food system that is accessible to all. We encourage and promote gather-ings centered on the enjoyment of food, the sharing of ideas and traditions and a more harmonious way of life.www.slowfoodbaltimore.com

Real Food Farm

Real Food Farm works toward a just and sustainable food system by improving neighborhood access to healthy food, pro-viding experience-based education, and developing an economically viable, envi-ronmentally responsible local agriculture sector.www.realfoodfarm.org

Farm Alliance of BaltimoreA network of producers working to in-crease the viability of urban farming and improve access to urban grown foods. They are united by practices and prin-ciples that are socially, economically, and environmentally just.www.farmalliancebaltimore.org

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3.3 Questions/ Theoretical Issues

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3.4 Architectural Issues

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Low income, urban communities typically have little acces to large scale supermarkets. Big name stores are not inclined to invest in a de-pressed area and the citzens are left with corner convenience stores, fast food and take-out joints. These food establishments do not typically carry fresh food, but are filled with high fat, high sodium, nutrient deficient foods. Improper nutrition, coupled with lack of exercise leads to overweight or obesity.

Food transportation is also an im-portant factor. Long travel distances increase cost and decrease shelf life.

By recreating the notions of food shopping, I hope to give better access to a basic necessity of life.

Reformatting the SupermarketA focus on local, fresh, affordable food

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ScaleFinding just the right size

3.5 Architectural Precedents

Open year-round, Evergreen Brick Works is a community environmental centre that inspires and equips visitors to live, work and play more sustain-ably.

Program ElemantsGarden Market- Evergreen Garden Market is a mission-driven retail gar-den centre and market that equips Torontonians to bring nature into their backyard or balcony. Hosts DIY gar-dening workshops.

Demonstration Space- A showcase for sustainable urban greening, this is a 20,000-square-foot native plant dem-onstration space. These large native plant and food gardens inspire visitors with tips, techniques and designs for creating gardens in urban settings. School groups, community groups, home gardeners and families partici-

pate in the planting, care and main-tenance of the garden mounds. The space transforms into an icerink during winter months.

Outdoor Covered Space- centrally lo-cated, frames community gatherings and festivals, including the Sunday Farmer’s Market.

Office Space- The building will include office space for sustainable minded or-agnizations/companies, a green roof, two classrooms, a large kitchen and a series of event and meeting spaces.

Cafe- table and grab and go service creating a connection between the natural food from the land, the farmers who nourish and harvest it, and ulti-mately, the people who enjoy it.

-http://ebw.evergreen.ca

Evergreen Brick WorksClaude Cormier + Associates: Toronto, ON 2006-2010

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Explore and DiscoverVisit our calendar of events for a complete list of food, art, gardening, and do-it-yourself activities. Workshops, festivals and events too! ebw.evergreen.ca

NEW THiS FAllSCHOOl PROGRAM Students will learn with their hands and on their feet—planting trees, growing food, baking bread, and honing their building skills. Year-round, full-day programs for grades 3–5, half-day programs for grades 6–10, and site tours for grades 11–12. To book, contact Anne: [email protected]

CONVENiNG CONVERSATiONS AND iNSPiRiNG iDEAS

T.H.E. Speaker Series will explore Technology, Health and Environment and the new and critical ways in which they intersect.

Brick Works Forum brings together leading thinkers to discuss leadership, innovation and sustainability.

WEEkENDSSATuRDAYS

Guided Tours Explore heritage, art and nature.Farmers’ Market Toronto’s largest all-local market with 40+ farmers, prepared food vendors, crafters, bakers, butchers and fishers. Children’s Activities Eco-crafts, fun in the garden, face painting, food and music.

SuNDAYSGuided Tours Explore heritage, art and nature.Yoga Classes Stretch out your weekend.Garden Crafts Join the Evergreen Gardens team and learn how to use products from our garden centre to make your own garden and home accessories.

WORkSHOPS AND EVENTSStewardship Weekly greening group. Everyone welcome.Green City Workshops Hands-on tips and techniques. Nature Nut Club For children ages 6–11.GE Chef Series Kitchen workshops to get you thinking. Bike Workshops Maintenance, safety and winter riding.Canning Workshops Preserve the best of the harvest.Home Depot DiY Workshops Learn to green your home.

EVERGREEN GARDENS STOREAn eco-friendly garden starts here. Celebrate autumn with fall flowering plants, pumpkins and straw. Perennials, trees and shrubs are perfect for fall planting. Stay tuned for holiday trees and other winter adornments too! All sales support Evergreen’s mission-based programs.

Check out our program calendar for activity details and updates, or try our paperless online calendar at ebw.evergreen.ca

The GardensExplore and get your hands dirty.

Chimney CourtA dynamic space for out-door play and learning.

Geology Exhibits Discover Toronto’s geological history and why this site was founded.

A.P. Coleman’s Boots Learn about the geologist who put this site on the map. Four Directions

Film and video that suggest positive change can emerge from destruction.

Winter Skating Trail An open-air public skating trail that winds through The Gardens.

The North Slope 100 years of excavation revealed layers of inter-glacial climate change and left a stunning cliff.

Brick Workers’ Portraits Large-scale portraits of the brick makers who worked here.

Café BelongCelebrated chef Brad Long cooks up seasonal dishes.

Club HouseJunk Raiders built this two-storey fort entirely from repurposed materials.

The Bike WorksA new community bike space.

The Water Cisterns Fifteen 20,000-litre rainwater cisterns collect water from the vast roofs to irrigate our many gardens.

Don Valley Brick Works Park The City of Toronto’s unique Natural

Environment Park is an oasis for everyone

to enjoy.

The kilns In the quiet drama of the long tunnel kilns, discover artifacts of the past.

Outward Bound CanadaClimbing tower and other active challenges.

Historic Brick Press This heritage artifact was a common brick machine in Toronto in the early 1900s.

Evergreen Gardens Open year-round to help you grow eco-friendly gardens in urban spaces.

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Coming soon

Exhibit

Natural feature

Heritage artifact

Green design

Giant FlowersArt and nature reclaim space.

Centre for Green Cities Among Canada’s greenest, this LEED Platinum building is a showcase for green design.

Anfernee ChansamoothJan R. SchwarzJason RaposoCorbet FawcettMike DerblichMike Derblich

The Watershed Wall Toronto’s vast ravine network and its many rivers and creeks.

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Health: The poorest people often have the worst health, suffering from obesity and its associated complications. This is because the worst food for you is of-ten the most processed and cheapest. Local food production on a large-scale would offer cheap and healthy food to the poorest citizens.

Education and Tourism: I will never forget the English chef Jamie Oliver taking a tomato into the LA public school system where middle-school-ers identified it as a potato. The grow-ing distance between the farm and the plate in America is taking its toll on our children’s education. With farming in-tegrated with our cities, children will be able to witness first hand food, its ori-gin, and production.

Economy: With an unlimited amount of dilapidated and deprived urban land-scape in America is the possibility for

a new business industry to develop. This on its own will bring business and investment to cities in a new and cre-ative way.

Employment: Hantz Farm on its own employs 600 workers, mostly local residents. Urban agriculture is offering training opportunities to those that oth-erwise would be jobless. They are able to provide for their families and spend their time in ways that are contributing to their future success.

Social Sustainability: These once di-lapidated neighborhoods are becom-ing places where people are proud to live. With safety increasing and crime decreasing, the sense of community is growing. With many local residents operating the farms and buying their products, they are becoming a hub of social inclusion and a “third place.”

-www.hantzfarmsdetroit.com

Hantz FarmsHantz Farms: Detroit, MI 2008

Viraj Puri and Eric Haley had a vision for a local farm that would offer New York chefs and retailers the freshest and highest quality culinary ingredi-ents, year-round, at competitive prices.

GreenhouseThe greenhouse has been designed to give our expert growers complete con-trol of the growing environment — light, temperature, humidity, CO2, nutrition. The fully enclosed, sterile greenhous-es minimize pest and disease risk. So-phisticated computer control systems manage heating, cooling, irrigation and plant nutrition.

Food MilesGotham Greens’ proximity to its cus-tomers eliminates the need for long-distance, refrigerated food transpor-tation, while improving quality. We sharply reduce transportation fuel con-

sumption and the associated carbon emissions and air pollution.

HydroponicsHydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions. Nutrients are delivered to the plant in irrigation water eliminating soil. Water is re-circulated and none is wasted. Our specially designed re-circulating hydroponic methods save land, save water, eliminate agricultural runoff and chemical pesticides, and offer the ben-efits of efficient, high-yield, local, year-round food production.

Year Round ProductionBy operating year round, Gotham Greens can provide locally grown veg-etables and herbs, even in the winter months, when local supply is typically low.

-http://gothamgreens.com

Gotham GreensBrooklyn, NY 2008


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http://austintalks.org/2011/05/fresh-moves-bus-making-stops-in-austin/


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Fresh Moves Mobile Market is a pro-posal for a mobile store, built in a ret-rofitted city transit bus, to restore ur-ban food access. Fresh Moves Mobile Market will focus on providing fresh fruit and producet. A July 2006 study sheds light on a major facet of com-munity disinvestment in Chicago’s Af-rican-American communities: the lack of grocery stores. The study examines the phenomenon of “food deserts,” de-scribed as “communities with little or no access to grocery stores and qual-ity, nutritious food choices.” The report demonstrated statistically significant relationships between food access and diet-related disease, including dibetes and obesity, and premature death. Minimizing the real estate as-pect of the business could reduce start-up costs and lower risk for a new enterprise.

Parameters and Design Consider-ations:-Chicago Transit Authority bus-Four season operation-Green, sustainable and energy effi-cient technologies (i.e., bio-diesel fuel, solar-powered sound system, reused materials, etc.)-Appropriate shelving, refrigeration and storage for produce-Accessible/universal design-Storage area for packaged pre-or-dered produced boxes/bags-Space for income generating signage/advertisements-Easy loading and unloading produce-Space for point of purchase area-Area for educational and promotional materials- Speedy Construction

-chicago.architectureforhumanity.org

Fresh Moves Mobile MarketArchitecture for Humanity, Chicago, IL 2008

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Food Retail GreenhouseProduce FreezingCanneryCafeDemonstration WorkshopTool StorageLoadingFood StorageOfficesBathrooms

The proposed project type is a means to healthy, accessible food, manifest-ed in a urban agriculture center. The Harvest Hub serves as a connecting point for the existing and proposed ur-ban agriculture as a point of retail and education. Beyond providing nutrient rich, locally grown food, the program aims to enrich a sense of community, responsibility, and health.

Technologies to be explored are in the fields of urban agriculture, aquaponics, and sustainable transportation of food.

Harvest HubProgram Description

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Greenhouse/ Aquaponics

Food Retail

Cafe

Cannery Freezer

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Demonstration Workshop

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Tool Storage

Bathrooms

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Loading

Food Storage

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Resources

7.1 Written Sources

“Active Design Guidelines.” Design - Department of Design and Construction. The City of New York, 2008. Web. 04 Sept. 2012. <http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/design/active_design.shtml>.

Designing Healthy Communities. Perf. Dr. Richard Jackson, MD, MPH. Designing Healthy Communities. PBS, 2012. Web. <http://designinghealthycommunities.org/>.

Gottlieb, Robert, Amanda Shaffer, and Mark Vallianatos. “Transportation and Food: The Importance of Access.” (n.d.): n. pag. Www.uepi.oxy.edu. Web. Oct. 2010.

Jacobs, Jane. The Death and Life of Great American Cities. [New York]: Random House, 1961. Print.

Rulz, Rebecca. “America’s Most Obese Cities.” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 26 Nov. 2007. Web. 04 Sept. 2012. <http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/14/health-obesity-cities-forbeslife-cx_rr_1114obese.html>.

“Urban Farming Is Growing a Green Future.” National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2012. <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/urban-farming/>.

“Zoning for a Healthy Baltimore.” John Hopkins Medicine. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009-2010. Web. <http://www.hopkinsbayview.org/pediatrics/zoning/files/FullReportColor.pdf>.

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