American Family Farmer

Architect Javier Ponce is the founder of the Smart Floating Farms project (SFF) and currently a registered architect in Barcelona, SpainJavier graduated from Monterrey Institute of Technology in México and holds a Master's degree in Advanced Architecture from UPC University in Barcelona. Between 2007-2009 Javier worked for british architect Norman Foster in London, where he was exposed to different scales and types of projects worldwide.On his return to Barcelona, Javier founded his own design studio JAPA architects for the production of strategic projects which aim is to have a positive impact on people's daily life. He is both an architect and an entrepreneur, interested in exploring the symbiotic relations immersed in nature and on how to integrate them in a positive way into daily human life. The Smart Floating farms project is the result of this way of thinking, an initiative which aims to question other complementary ways of bringing healthy clean food production closer to our cities.Find out more at  h