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more about #urban more comments → Klebert L. Hall: Lets hope it turns out well. Most of these "forward-thinking" government architectural projects wind up being objects of contempt twenty years down t... more » Chuck: It may be "architecture that's quickly realized and doesn't break the bank", but if it's in downtown Dallas, the land it's on certainly will do the ba... more » sjct: You'd have to be a moutain goat to seed, weed and harvest those slopes! This design is beyond ridiculous. more » TotalFanGirl: Okay, this looks, at first glance, like the remains of a once great city that is now being taken over by the surrounding vegetation. I definitely do... more » namanintx: Good idea, but does it have to be so ugly. more » Jassen: Are we taking bets on when the first Dope plant will be found ? more » Ruthless, If you let me: I Like it. Please bring it to San Angeles. more » Golem100: Mega-City One from the world of Judge Dredd. New York from Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within. New York from Soylent Green The City of Gold and... more » Golem100: Thanks for the tip on "The Forest of Hands and Feet". I'll be looking for that today. more » MrLister: How about the whole 1950'3 Earth in Alastair Reynolds' "Century Rain"? Better than a little city, that. more » Roklimber: Does the cube in The Cube satisfy your definition of a city "that will never let you leave" ? I think so. more » MargaretMoony: Hey, I love how the village from "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" is on this list! more » AutonymousPrime: Also the planet encompassing city of Chung Kuo! with England as your garden, how could this NOT be a city you could never leave? ^_^ more » Chip Overclock: DARK CITY + BluRay + DIrector's Cut = Awesomeness more » jstimson: For the World is Hollow, and I have Touched the Sky more » -
#architecture
Dallas' Eco-Community Could Be the Future of Urban Housing
In 2011, construction will begin on Forwarding Dallas, a hilltop-inspired community that combines renewable energy and rooftop greenery with practical and cost-effective design. Could we be looking at the model for sustainable urban architecture? More » -
#triviagasm
The Cities You Can Never Leave
Science fiction imagines strange and wondrous cities in our future, but many are less paradise than prison. We take an ill-advised vacation inside the cities that will never let you leave.
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#conceptart
Overpopulated Floating Cities Threaten To Obliterate The Sun
This piece of conceptual art, entitled "We Never Learn," shows a dangerously overpopulated world with floating cities, parks, and layers that threaten to blot out the sky. Of course, that doesn't mean we wouldn't want to live there, flying cars and all. Although if you hit the ball out of one of those parks, good luck getting it back. And life on one of those lower levels is probably a horrible experience, at best. You not only get all the falling detritus from above, but very little sunshine as well. Still, for some reason the whole thing is hauntingly beautiful. More » -
#conceptart
A City Gets an Environmental Makeover — Check Out the Before and After Drawings
Ecocity Builders is a group that does eco-friendly urban projects. They've just posted some cool images of what a typical urban downtown looks like now, and what it would look like if the city were redesigned to be a pedestrian space made with recycled materials. Above, you can see the "before" picture. Click through to see the "after." More » -
#cars
Car Of 2017 Will Mix High-Tech With No-Tech
The car of the future will have sleek plastic on the outside, but hand-woven seats on the inside. Harsha Ravi's designs for the car of 2017 won Wheels magazine's design prize. They're an awesome mixture of high-tech (cutting-edge carbon-neutral bioplastic) with zero-tech. It's all part of an urban car that's customizeable and cheap, but also green. More » -
