“The city was pure gold, like pure glass” - this is how the city of the future, Heavenly Jerusalem, was described in the “Revelation” of John the Theologian. At the beginning of the 20th century, the architect Le Corbusier and some of his colleagues were passionate about creating ideal cities for future generations. Many of their ideas seem naive to modern people, but even now architects are developing cities in which people could live comfortably in 100-200 years.
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Step 1
One of the projects is the construction of an eco-city. Instead of uncontrollably consuming raw materials and throwing recycled products into the atmosphere, it is necessary to build a system that will not only completely recycle waste, but also renew spent resources. The city must be self-sufficient. Energy can be obtained from the sun, wind, decomposition of organic material. Natural products will be grown in skyscraper farms soaring towards it. Each resident, if necessary, will be able to rent a small plot of land on the roof of his house or in the nearest park in order to grow greens and vegetables there. An eco-city doesn't have to be big. The most convenient means of transportation in it will be a bicycle. This will save time waiting for public transport, get rid of traffic jams, and clean the air from exhaust gases. In Russia, the development of "green cities" is carried out by specialists from the Society of Biotechnologists.
Step 2
The idea of creating a city-home seems to be quite bold. People won't need to go outside at all. To get to a store or office, it will be enough to get into the elevator and press the button for the required floor. Specialists of the Takenaka Corporation in Japan have been developing projects for two such cities for several years. The house, called Sky City, can accommodate 36,000 people. Another 100,000 people will work in it on a permanent basis. The house will have everything: shops, offices, parks, schools, restaurants, hospitals and police stations. The architects are convinced that such a house can last for at least 500 years if modern high-quality materials are used in its construction. In Russia, the architect Sergei Nepomniachtchi has developed several similar concepts. The most famous of them are the city of "The Birth of Venus" (75-storey skyscraper) and "Pancake City" (a house in the form of a huge washer).
Step 3
The floating cities of the Frenchman Vincent Callebo are the realization of the biblical Noah's Ark. The architect proposes to create a floating environmental policy called LilyPad. The shell of the city will be double: titanium dioxide and polyester fiber. This structure will allow you to purify the air with ultraviolet light. The city of Kallebo will be able to accommodate 50,000 people and will look like a round ship. It is assumed that electric turbines and solar panels, desalination systems, and numerous farms will be installed in the city. The center of the city will be a huge pool to collect rainwater and stabilize the structure.
Step 4
It is likely that in the near future people will live in transpole cities. The further from the main road, the cleaner the site becomes from an environmental point of view. It is curious that the highway will be not only transport, but also infrastructural. An oil and gas pipeline will be located under it, information lines and power lines above it, and electric vehicles will move along it. On both sides of the road there will be industrial enterprises, a little further - office and administrative buildings, after which there will be a residential sector with 3-5-storey buildings, then fields and reserves. The total width of the city should not exceed 20 kilometers. Architects M. Shubenkov and I. Lezhaeva proposed to build a city-transpolia along the Trans-Siberian Railway.
