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Agrotopia wins World Architecture Festival (WAF) Award 2022 - kopie

Agrotopia in Roeselare, a pilot project Productive Landscape initiated by the Flemish Government Architect, won the top prize in the category 'Completed Buildings: Production energy and recycling' at the World Architectural Festival in Lisbon. It is one of the many nominations and recognitions that the largest roof greenhouse in Europe has already received.

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Agrotopia

During the 15th edition of the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Lisbon, Rooftop Greenhouse Agrotopia won the WAF Award in the category Completed Buildings for Production energy & recycling after competing against eight other impressive finalists from a total of 252 entries from all over the globe. “We are absolutely honored to receive this award. It is a recognition of our design for Europe’s largest Rooftop greenhouse. The innovative building is an example for future food production in the city, intensive use of space and circular energy and water use with sustainable greenhouse horticulture.” Jago van Bergen | director at van Bergen Kolpa Architects. (source: HortiDaily)

Agrotopia was designed by van Bergen Kolpa Architects and Meta Architectuurbureau and commissioned by Inagro and REO veiling.

The project is also part of the recently published Flanders Architectural Review N°15. Alliances with the Real.