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Future Hawaiian Cities Will Be Partly Underwater
As the cities on Hawaiian islands grow larger, they'll start developing offshore, building underwater resources for residents. Already a plan is underway to cool Honolulu using ocean water; and offshore farming there could turn oceans into food production areas. More »A City That Walks on Giant Actuators
Back in the 1960s, a group of UK design radicals got together and formed Archigram, an art collective whose creations (like this "walking city") have become synonymous with architectural futurism. More »India's Walled Cities Resemble Neo-Victorian Enclaves of "The Diamond Age"
It's as if we're witnessing the rise of the walled cities in Neal Stephenson's novel The Diamond Age, where neo-Victorians live in isolated, nanotech splendor while other people live in cardboard boxes. This image shows the stark contrast between the slums and the mini-city called Hamilton Court in Gurgaon, India. More »This City Will Never Drown Again
This gorgeous image of a floating city is one design team's idea of what New Orleans might look like in the future. Let me add to that: a better future, where urban design is graceful, humane, and forward-looking. Their idea is to create low-cost houses that are buoyant, and that survive floods by welcoming the Mississippi River into the city. More »