The Urban Cultivation Canteen Part 1 Project 2023 Dom Chu University for the Creative Arts | UK The Urban Cultivation Canteen is a hub for the production of cultured meat and hydroponic fruit and vegetables. The building is a research and education centre, promoting the ecological, social, and economic benefits of new methods of cultivation in an urban environment. It houses a culinary school, cafes, a canteen, and a food bank. The building is laid out around a regular glulam grid, inhabited with planting, and focused around a grand central atrium.Culinary students and apprentices can receive supplementary education with a primary focus on sustainable food practices through cultured meat and hydroponic cultivation. This is to raise awareness and tackle the growing climate crisis, where the agriculture industry is one of the main contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions.The scheme is funded by the Valencia Municipal Food Council, their mission is to establish a fairer and more sustainable food system in Valencia. Affordable food, served in the canteen and elsewhere in the building ensures that it is accessible to the people of Valencia due to the rise in the cost of living, and thanks to the vertically integrated structure of the scheme where it does not rely on third-party suppliers and bodies. Tutor(s) Alex Smith