what’s news Roca Gallery A new exhibition reflects on vertical farming The exhibition takes us to London in the year 2026, when the population of the capital is expected to exceed 10 million people Roca London Gallery opened the exhibition “London 2026: Recipes for building a food capital” early this year, a reflection on vertical farming, also known as agritecture. This is viewed as the solution for the future supply of the British capital, whose population is estimated to exceed 10 million people by 2026. This type of agriculture has already appeared in different cities around the world making use of different techniques to save space and use less amounts of water and soil. The exhibition, which has been curated and designed by Department 22, imagines buildings and constructions in which food can be grown; this would surely affect the appearance of cities. Thus, among various alternatives, food production at different scales is proposed, from domestic hydroponics units to the farming of edible algae on urban roofs. The exhibition played with lights and colors The urbanist Jahn Gehl defends sustainability in large cities His talk addressed one of the most important trends regarding urban organization Jahn Gehl, known as the father of humanist urbanism, brought together more than 200 people at the Roca London Gallery, who were interested in his work and his defense of sustainability in large cities. With this talk, Roca addressed one of the current leading trends regarding urban organization. The Danish architect addressed observation and urban analysis through the successful change achieved in different cities around the world, such as Melbourne, Sydney, New York or Moscow. For Gehl, data collection can play an important role in recording public life and can support a human-centered approach to urban planning and he therefore shared it with the attendees. Jahn Gehl during the conference 24