Article source: JAPA architects 

Since 2000, China’s cities have expanded at an average rate of 10% annually. Although China’s agricultural output is the largest in the world, only about 15% of its total land area can be cultivated. China’s arable land, which represents 10% of the total arable land in the world, supports over 20% of the world’s population. Of this approximately 1.4 million square kilometers of arable land, only about 1.2% (116,580 square kilometers) permanently supports crops and 525,800 square kilometers are irrigated. The land is divided into approximately 200 million households, with an average land allocation of just 0.65 hectares (1.6 acres)

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• Architects: JAPA architects
• Project: Dyv-Net Dynamic vertical networks
• Location: Tai Po, Hong
• Awards: Citation in the FuturArc Prize 2013
• Author: JAPA, Javier Ponce Architects, Barcelona-Guatemala
• The Site: Tai Po District, Hong Kong & other potential cities
• Strategic rethink of the Asian City: China’s limited space for farming
• Software used: Rhino, 3ds max and Photoshop