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Future of Food
Duration .  1 Year . Thesis Project
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The project explores what agriculture in Singapore would be in 2050, in relation to rising sea levels and Singapore’s goal of self sustainability. With methods like home based synthetic manufacturing and rooftop farming, how would Singaporeans react and co-exist with these new innovations?
Capabilities
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Data Research
Trend Studies
Rendering
Visualization
Team
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Mok Zijie
Brief
To look beyond the present using data and speculations to envision the possibilities for the future.
Challenge
How would Singaporeans react towards future self sufficient solutions for agriculture in relation to rising sea levels and depleting resources?
Solution
A diverse food production and preparation ecosystem consisting of technology and human traditions, visualized into a film to connect with current Singaporeans.
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World Building
Discovery Phase
Climate Research
What will be the climate and the problems of the future?
World visualization
How would Singapore look with rising sea levels?
Agriculture
What can Singapore do to mediate self sufficiency through the dystopian world?
Trajectories
How would Singaporeans react to these issues, with reference to past events?
What will be the climate and the problems of the future?
How would Singapore look with rising sea levels?
What can Singapore do to mediate self sufficiency through the dystopian world?
How would Singaporeans react to these issues, with reference to past events?
Rising Sea level
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Data shows that rising sea levels is  prevalent. I speculate possibilities to allow the seas to enter Singapore, rather than resisting it.

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Agriculture
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With Singapore working towards 30% self sustainability by 2030.I speculate the solutions towards Singapore’s goals through rising sea levels.
Signals - Agriculture
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Many rising technologies can be solutions towards rising sea levels and self sustainability in dense cities. I decided to focus on two signals though many solutions could still be factored into the speculated world.
Vertical Roof Farming
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With the abundance of buildings and the removal of land due to the sea.

Buildings becomes an optimum environment to produce our meals.

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Synthetic Food Production
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Cultured meat is environmentally and land friendly.

I speculate the possibilities that it becomes commercialized and homebased.
Initial Solutions
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Visuals were created to showcase a home that uses synthetic methods to create meals at home.

This was extended to Singaporeans for their feedback and reactions.
Disconnect
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Many felt that the human aspect was lost in the visualization which causes a disconnect and a distaste towards the future.

How can we inspire Singaporeans through a dystopian future while visualization a world that resembles the human identity.
Trajectories
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By looking back at the history of Singapore, we are able to connect reactions and practices towards major events and innovations.

The insights could be used as a reference towards reactions and practices towards future technologies.
The Film
What’s For Lunch? 2050
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Follow Tim, preparing a meal in 2050 Singapore, a landless city, where agricultural is done within the community through homebased synthetic agriculture and vertical roof farming.
Tim
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Tim is a middle age Singaporean who works from home.

He would be a young adult in 2023, influenced by the makers movement which fueled his desires to explore and modify.
Singapore 2050
The world
Rising sea levels causes a landless environment.
Roof Farming
Buildings become a place to grow food.
Cultured Meat
Homes become a place that produces meat.
Fermentation
Traditions evolves allowing safer and efficient practices.
Rising sea levels causes a landless environment.
Buildings become a place to grow food.
Homes become a place that produces meat.
Traditions evolves allowing safer and efficient practices.
Singapore
Landless
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When we do not resist rising sea levels,  water floods the country, turning it into a landless environment.

This is a possibility due to the low lying island of Singapore and key events like the collapse of the Arctic.
Bio-reactor
Homebased meat production
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Commercialization of Synthetic technology allows meat to be produced in homes. Using purchased cells genetically modified to the users specifications.
Infusions
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Meat could be modified by infusing it with local ingredients or changing the structure that the cells attaches to.
Rooftop Farming
Hydroponics
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Already a common sight on Singapore’s buildings, the roofs is a perfect location to grow food. Not only serving as a solution for self sustainability, but enhances Singapore’s greenery.
Community
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The farms not only provides local ingredients, but creates an environment for the community to share, recipes, ingredients and conversations.
Fermenter
Traditions
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Traditions persist through time, passed down from previous generations. When it evolves, methods like fermentation becomes safer and more efficient.
The meal
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The farms not only provides local ingredients, but creates an environment for the community to share, recipes, ingredients and conversations.
Evaluation
Thesis Presentation
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The project was well received, creating conversations of what opportunities this speculative world could bring. The mix of familiar artifacts along with new innovations connected with the audiences creating empathy and familiarity.
Menu 2033 Event
Reflection
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- Ability to use data and research to forecast possible outcomes in the future.

- Refine creative story telling and copywriting to visualization and present outcome.

- Wider view of speculations and design thinking, providing a unique design sense.
Credits
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Under the guidance of
Mr. Christophe Gaubert

National University of Singapore
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