href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/01/the-oasis-tower-a-helical-vertical-farm-for-dubai/">src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dubaispiral.jpg" alt="vertical farm, vertical garden, vertical farming, sustainable agriculture, dubai, oasis tower, zabeel park, sustainable design, green design, green building" title="Oasis Tower" width="537" height="411" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-90194" />

href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/12/02/dubious-dubai-the-towers-we-will-never-see/" target="_blank">Dubai is quickly emerging from the desert sands and more people are moving into the famed city. With limited land available for agriculture already, Dubai may soon be in need of an alternative solution for growing food for its residents. One solution could be this href="http://verticalfarm-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/06/re-wise-sustainability-oasis-tower.html" target="_blank">Oasis Tower href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/13/smarter-cities-vertical-farming-could-ease-worlds-agricultural-woes/" target="_blank">vertical farm designed by Rahul Surin. Covered in href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETFE">ETFE and powered by href="http://www.inhabitat.com/energy/">renewable energy, this farm could grow enough food to feed up to 40,000 people while providing housing for some Dubai residents.

href='http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/01/the-oasis-tower-a-helical-vertical-farm-for-dubai/dubaispiral2/' title='Oasis Tower'>width="75" height="75" src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dubaispiral2-75x75.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Oasis Tower" /> href='http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/01/the-oasis-tower-a-helical-vertical-farm-for-dubai/dubaispiral/' title='Oasis Tower'>width="75" height="75" src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dubaispiral-75x75.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Oasis Tower" /> href='http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/01/the-oasis-tower-a-helical-vertical-farm-for-dubai/oasis-tower-2/' title='Oasis Tower Zabeel Park'>width="75" height="75" src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oasis-Tower-2-75x75.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Oasis Tower Zabeel Park" /> href='http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/01/the-oasis-tower-a-helical-vertical-farm-for-dubai/oasis-tower-3/' title='Oasis Tower Zabeel Park'>width="75" height="75" src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oasis-Tower-3-75x75.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Oasis Tower Zabeel Park" /> href='http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/01/the-oasis-tower-a-helical-vertical-farm-for-dubai/oasis-tower-4/' title='Oasis Tower Zabeel Park'>width="75" height="75" src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oasis-Tower-4-75x75.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Oasis Tower Zabeel Park" /> href='http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/01/the-oasis-tower-a-helical-vertical-farm-for-dubai/oasis-tower-6/' title='Oasis Tower Zabeel Park'>width="75" height="75" src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oasis-Tower-6-75x75.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Oasis Tower Zabeel Park" /> href='http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/01/the-oasis-tower-a-helical-vertical-farm-for-dubai/oasis-tower-7/' title='Oasis Tower Zabeel Park'>width="75" height="75" src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oasis-Tower-7-75x75.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Oasis Tower Zabeel Park" />

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