An Olympics-Free Utopia of the Future
THE ECOTOPIA 2121 PROJECT PREDICTS THE FUTURES OF 100 SUPER ECO-FRIENDLY CITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE FOR 100 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. THIS WEEK, WE FOCUS ON THE CITY OF DENVER. Denver in the early 19th century was just a rocky bluff in the American West that divided the South Platt River from Cherry Creek. At this time the land was part of the buffalo grounds of the nomadic Arapaho. It was not until 1858 that Denver was founded as a permanent frontier town. Its name was chosen by t
The Floating Bubble City of Singapore
The Ecotopia 2121 Project details the futures of 100 cities across the globe as though they've somehow overcome all environmental challenges and become super-ecofriendly. This month, we visualize the future of Singapore in the year 2121 AD. The Lion City was born to trade and the little problem of planetary-wide sea-level rise shall not stop this. In 2121, Singapore city floats above the eroded Singapore Island on a disc-shaped ‘space station’ type platform. The Floating Bubb
Taipei 2121; the Austronesian Capital of the World
The Ecotopia 2121 project sets out to design the futures of 100 cities worldwide. This month, we investigate the future of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. Although Taiwan has many indegenous tribal peoples, the vast majority of Taiwan’s twenty-four million citizens are of Chinese descent. These Chinese folk arrived in successive waves of colonization from the seventeenth century onwards. Although Taiwan has been effectively independent since 1945, the Communist Party of China
Springfield 2121 - A Super Green City of the Future
The Ecotopia 2121 Project seeks to identify 100 super-ecofriendly cities set 100 years in the future. Today, we focus on Springfield, USA. In the early 22nd century, the Springfield city administration is running out of money. The highways, for instance, are in a state of disrepair and haven’t been resurfaced for years. When the residents congregate for public events, they often speak their mind with regard to the highways: Let them degrade. We don’t need them. We’re not in a
Utopia via Neglect: Future Hanoi
The future of Hanoi
A New Walled City in a Newly-made Desert
The Ecotopia 2121 project explores the prosperous super-green futures of 100 cities worldwide. This month, we display a vision of future Ordos City, China. The Ordos are a Mongol people who lived for many centuries on the Ordos plain in what is now northern China. At present, they number about a hundred thousand people spread over three Chinese provinces. For centuries, the Ordos plain was a prairieland, with rivers and streams in abundance, making it a vital pasture zone for
Song for the Luddites
THE ECOTOPIA 2121 PROJECT PREDICTS THE FUTURE OF 100 ECOFRIENDLY CITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. THIS WEEK, WE FOCUS ON THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH. It is a cool, still night in early November; the year 2111AD. Our location is the port city of Plymouth, England. Arms, limbs, and heads are being blasted across the harbor by homemade explosives. The citizens in the city nearby are yelling joyfully. The body parts belong to robots. And the people are hooting as the machines’ remains get tosse
