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more about #futuremetro more comments → Klebert L. Hall: "and drink reclaimed rainwater." Everyone in the world already drinks reclaimed rainwater. Also, reclaimed seawater, sewage, etc. It's a closed syste... more » MISS MERCY STREET: How is Vancouver going to deal with it's homelessness/drug addiction/prostitution problem when all of the tourists arrive? It's the worst skid row in ... more » Aidan_: Yes yes, very awesome idea. And how much will these housing units cost? #olympicvillage more » CarynAntlion: This train of thought reminds me of the aesthetics of Syd Mead. But more metaphysically, this is all headed in the direction of Kurzweil's Age of Spi... more » nexialist: i'd like to add an historical perspective to that: there are/were cities where the areas least equipped with infrastructure (sewer lines) and with the... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I like this post. People who rhapsodize about old dense compact cities always kinda forget about the inferior infrastructure and severe crowding that ... more » Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: I'm getting flashbacks to that utopian high-rise of Cronenberg's in Shivers... he has a lot to say about society but I'm not sure I know which society. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: When does "SARS and the city" premiere, and on what network? more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Again I take you right back to Judge Dredd and Mega City 1. Outbreaks are the norm in most blocks. You have the Cursed Earth outside the walls and its... more » ZehnKatzen: If we were going to mention Chung Kuo's City Europe, then I think it would have been good for completeness's sake to mentioned that in Wingrove's worl... more » tetracycloide: [Pedantic post pointing out an obscure reference to a bar left off the list in a vain effort to prove my own superiority.] more » nexialist: cities always provided a protective function, and it's one of the tragedies of our time that, e.g. in the case of new orleans, they are not capable of... more » AntonioAstraea: I agree that cities are "powerful engines of culture and re-invention," though I'm not buying the battlesuit metaphor, not as long as war continues to... more » Anekanta - former space marine: Interesting stuff. Especially the bit about cities transcending their nations. In these days of globalization, it seems urban centres often have mor... more » epoch9: this was a very interesting read. and I too am keeping an eye on developments in Masdar. however when I saw the promotional video, as cool as it ... more » -
#megaenvironmentalism
The Future of Vancouver Takes Shape
In the misty distance is the gleaming sphere of Science World, and in the foreground is Vancouver's ultra-green Olympic Village, which planners say will hold 16,000 people by 2020. They'll eat food grown on roofs and drink reclaimed rainwater. More » -
#architecture
Quarantined in Utopia
When we talk about the cities of tomorrow, it's easy to think only about futuristic architecture, or the urban technologies that are yet to appear. But we never think about the diseases, pandemics and viral outbreaks that'll also shape them.
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#guestblogger
The City Is A Battlesuit For Surviving The Future
The architecture of science fiction has profoundly changed urban design. When building cities of the future, our best guides may be places like comic book megalopolises Mega-City-1 or Transmet.
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#futuremetro
Death To Future Metro Disaster Porn!
The future of the world is unmistakably urban (UN estimates put 70% of the world's population living in urban areas by 2050), so why do we still expect the worst about cities? Click through for fictional destructions galore. More » -
#habitatmachines
The Ultimate In Urban Recycling
Canadian artist David Trautrimas creates imaginary cities of the future by digitally-manipulating photographs of found objects into steampunk-esque surreal urban environments as part of his Habitat Machines series. [Habitat Machines] (Via) More »
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#triviagasm
7 Science Fictional Bars We'd Like to Visit
Life in the cities of tomorrow is filled with stressful encounters involving flying cars and Robopocalypses, so where can you find a nice place where everyone knows your designation? Here are seven science-fictional bars we wish we could visit. More » -
#futuremetro
Our Cities Are Like Our Brains
Next time you get mad about the growth of cities, take some comfort in the newly-discovered fact that there's more at work than just inept town planning. Apparently, city bosses are just subconsciously mirroring what's happening inside their own brains. More » -
#geowanking
A Map Of Your Future Mega-Cities And Megalopolises
The cities of the future are massive, sprawling, beautiful monsters, covering entire coastlines — and in some cases, entire continents. Whether it's Judge Dredd's Mega-Cities or William Gibson's "Sprawl," future cities always devour land. Here's a map of future megalopolises. More » -
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#fantasynoir
The New Noir Fantasy Shows Magical Cities In Decay
A noir light is shining over fantasy — many of the best fantasy books on the shelves right now feature bloody-minded, morally gray protagonists battling their way through rotten cities and bleak landscapes. Here's why noir is truest urban fantasy.
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#urbanapocalypse
How Los Angeles Destroyed the City of Keeler
Keeler, California was once an attractive lakeside resort on the shores of Owens Lake. But as waters from the lake were diverted to Los Angeles, the shoreline receded, triggering a small, quiet apocalypse in Keeler. More » -
#futuremetro
When Cities Clash - Literally
Cities drive us into techno-overload all the time. But what happens when cities are so automated that they transform into giant robots and punch each other? More » -
#maps
A Bicycle Superhighway With Timed Lights for Copenhagen
Copenhagen is already one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world, with 55% of its citizens riding a bicycle daily. Now the question is how to get commuters from outlying areas biking too. The answer is the bicycle superhighway. More » -
#quoteoftheday
Bruce Sterling And Jeff VanderMeer Offer 2 Lessons On How To Build A Science-Fictional City
Science-fiction fans and writers, alike, tend to think of cities in too simplistic a fashion. Quotes from The Caryatids author Bruce Sterling and City Of Saints And Madmen author Jeff VanderMeer explain how you should really view urban infrastructure. More » -
#conceptart
Visit the Planet Coruscant, Home to the Ultimate City
This is Star Wars concept designer Ralph McQuarrie's vision of city planet Coruscant's entertainment district - where some of the new live-action Star Wars TV series will take place. Check out Coruscant's gorgeous and seamy sides in our gallery. More » -
#conceptart
Mutant Bugs Attack Moscow's Subway System
If you're nervous about riding the subway, you may want to steer clear of Alex Andreev's Moscow Underground art series, which fills the Russian subway with giant mutant cockroaches, malevolent metro conductors, and other bits of urban horror. More » -
#futuremetro
What Will Today's Cities Look Like in the Future?
What will the New Yorks, Londons, and Tokyos of tomorrow look like? Will they be technological Edens, grim dystopias, or entirely obliterated? We look at science fiction's take on the future of today's cities to gauge our urban future. More » -
#design
Everyone In America Lives Out of Containers
In the wake of the housing crisis, self-storage spaces hold a lurid fascination. Some contain all that remains of people's formerly middle-class lives. Others are mountains of neurotic garbage. The NYT magazine has an amazing story about self-storage culture. More » -
#top10
Top 10 Most Corrupt Mayors From Science Fiction
You think your city's leadership is bad? Just look at these 10 stand-out examples of terrible mayors and awful city leaders from science fiction and urban fantasy. They steal, they kill, they won't give the people air! More » -
#thecross
Brooding Citiscapes from Andrew Niccol's New Dystopian Thriller
Andrew Niccol, the writer and director behind Gattaca, returns to dystopia with The Cross, his new thriller starring Orlando Bloom. Early concept images reveal a darker, more futuristic urban dystopia than we saw in Gattaca. More » -
#futuremetro
Seven Futuristic Urban Tools You'll Find in Today's Cities
The best part about living in a futuristic, metropolitan wonderland are the technologies that make urban living so much smoother. Here are some of our favorite little gadgets and what-nots that modern cities have to offer.
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