A Global Challenge to Design Visionary Algae Food and Energy Systems
Landscape Designs • Production Systems • Food Development

"How will growing algae change the world and improve our lives?"
Participants represent projects in 40 countries. Visit the exhibits. View the Award Winners Here.

The Future of Algae video introduces twenty visionary entries. Beginning with algae pond systems and photobioreactors today, this video looks into our future, exploring emerging themes, schemes and dreams in algae architecture and landscape design.

1.Landscape Design

‎How will algae production be designed into future landscapes, buildings and communities?
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Landscape Entries

2.Production System

What are the best designs, engineering and systems to work on a community scale or distributed model?
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Production Entries

3.Food Development


What will be the next algae foods and future uses of algae that will transform our health?
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Food Entries

Algae News Update

AIM ReadersPollAlgae Competition is the winner of Algae Industry Magazine 2015 International Readers Poll in the category “Improved Planet Contributions”. AIM International Readers’ Poll mission is to 1. Recognize and reward innovation and excellence, 2. Convey who and what make a difference, 3. Celebrate innovative people, companies, technology.

ABOSummitMark Edwards and Robert Henrikson presented the International Algae Competition at a special session at the Algae Biomass Summit in Denver CO, September 24-27, 2012. ABO is the largest algae biomass conference in the world with 800 professionals.

Algae Microfarms Book. Microfarms for home, school, community and urban gardens, rooftop, mobile and vertical farms and living buildings. How algae microfarms can help transform our food culture by growing abundant healthy food in a very small area, affordably and profitably. This new book Algae Microfarms introduces individuals and organizations growing algae on a small scale and making a difference today.

IMAGINE OUR ALGAE FUTURE: Visionary Algae Architecture and Landscape Designs
Robert Henrikson and Mark Edwards have published this new book. Now available at Amazon.com.
This book reviews algae production, products and potential today and showcases some of the amazing visions of our future from the International Algae Competition.
ISBN-10: 1475128185. List Price: $29.95, 8″ x 10″ (20.32 x 25.4 cm). Full Color. 164 pages.

Congratulations to the prize winners
Robert Henrikson and Mark Edwards announced seven prize winners of the International Algae Competition at a special event on April 12 at the Algae Technology Platform Conference in San Diego, CA. Juror scoring was very close. There were ties for first place prizes. View the Award Winners Here.
Beyond these prizes, competition winners, finalists and many entries will be recognized in upcoming media news releases, articles, videos, publications, exhibitions and “Imagine Our Algae Future”, a full color book based on the International Algae Competition available on Amazon.com.

Finalists: 1) Algae Landscape Design • 2) Algae Production Systems • 3) Algae Foods and Recipes.

Exhibits: 1) Algae Landscape Design • 2) Algae Production Systems • 3) Algae Foods and Recipes

Participants represent projects in 40 countries: Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe.