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The Future City
Bubble City
Anshika Hari Dass 0314738
FNBE April 2013 | Taylor’s University
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Content:
1.Introduction
2.A City
3. Investigation & Data Collection: The Ancient cities
4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present city/cities
5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future city/cities
6. The “X” City
7. The New “X” City / Or the new name
8. The Process and Progress
9. The Conclusion
10. References list
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1. Introduction
The project is about planning a new city in the future either in the air, on water, under water, underground or enhance the old city to be a place that is liveable after an event that rendered the old city a place that isn’t safe to live in anymore. We need to understand how a city is planned and built and make a proposal for the new city. It is for us to understand the development, components and elemants of a city.
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2. The City
The city is a place where culture and civilization exists, city planning has existed for less than a century, they all show degrees of forethought, and conscious design in the layout and function.
Layout of vatican City
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Cities have been found at the intersections of transportation routes or where goods are shifted between different modes of transportation.
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City
ConstraintsWhat makes a
good cityChallenges
Climate influences
Water SupplyProvides safe environment
Growing population
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3. Investigation & Data Collection:Ancient Cities
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Athens
Where Why
Parnitha, Penteli, Hymettos
mountains.
Close to Saronic Gulf
Important Geographic
location
Mild Climate
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Layout of Athens - the centre of acropolis was dedicated to temples of gods and goddesses - Propylea, the main entrance gate was in the west - entertainment venues were built in the south of acropolis
- Agora, the commercial and political area of Athens was in the northwest of Acropolis - houses were mostly placed around the southern slope and part of acropolis
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4. Investigation & Data Collection:Present Cities
Layout of the city of Barcelona - At the center of the city is the gothic quarter, a religious area full of medieval looking cathedrals - It is also where the government buildings are
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- The elite shopping area is towards the north of the gothic quarter
Conclusion- The city placed its heritage at its
center to highlight their beauty and history.
5. Investigation & Data Collection:Future Cities
- Future cities will need a steady supply of clean air that’s breathable
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- Steady supply of clean water for consumption - Steady supply of food for the consumption of the people.
6. The “X” City
X City was founded in 1969 and was one of the last surviving cities in the
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Future City Needs
Must be able to have proper living
environment
Must fulfill all the needs of the
people of the city
Must be protected from natural
disasters
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world after the sudden rise in sea level. The rise that was caused by lava tunnels under the ice in Antarctica exploding and melting all the icebergs and most of the ice on lands. Shortly after that the same thing happened in the Arctic, causing cities in continents all over the world to sink below the surface of the water. The people of X city are of Malaysian origin, they belong to three main races of Malaysia Indian, Chinese, and Malay. The new city would need to be well protected but most importantly it would need to be able to sustain itself well and still last for centuries to come, to make sure the people of the city live long and healthy.
7. The Bubble City
Due to the fact that the city was about to sink below the surface of the water, I decided that a city that floats on water was the best solution to the problem. I Came up with the name when i researched about how to make the city
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float using compressed foam and air so that when the seas are rough the city will close up its giant glass pieces and be completely covered from the outside and look like a bubble.The Bubble city will be a city that will be safe and continue to exists for many years to come.
8. The Process & Progress
Because the circular shape of floating cities were common and showed me a balanced and therefore stable structure on the sea I chose it. I decided that the main
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pavilion will have the town square. The next two pavilions will be the retail pavilion where the entire pavilion will be used like a giant mall and the commercial pavilion where all the office and companies will be in.
The next few pavilions will be the residential pavilions where all houses or condo like apartments will be placed. The last two pavilions will be the education pavilions, one will be the university pavilion and the will be the primary and secondary school pavilion.
For my next ideas I came up with an organic shaped city that looked something similar to a postage stamp. I chose that particular shape because of balance reasons so that the city floats effortlessly.The shape of this city was not pleasing to the eyes or easy to plan. Next I came up with a circular ball shaped city floating in the sea. I chose this shape to ensure the city always floats but due to its shape the city may turn upside
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down when hit by rough waters causing accidents, chaos and many fatalities. Then I came up with the idea of a rounded square shape that will be floating by compressed foam and air at the bottom, besides that each corner of the square will have giant protrudents of metal that can detect when or if needed the city will close its giant glass covers that will protect the city from drowning and release giant anchors preventing anyside of the city from rising to high and flipping over. This city will have greenery and animals at the core of it, that will provide oxygen when the glass dome is closed and continuous supply of food for the people of the city.
9. Conclusion
The city was built with the greenery of trees and vegetables and a farm at its
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center to ensure the supply of oxygen and food is sufficient. The future city should be a completely green city for the sake of the new city surviving a long time and to avoid the further deterioration of the natural environment.
10. Reference Links
BookA History of architecture by Spiro Kostof
Internet
http://urbanfutureskeele.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/what-is-a-city/http://fhapgood.fastmail.fm/floatingcities.htmlhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/question254.htmhttp://www.slideshare.net/kitang007/town-planning-in-athenshttp://bama.ua.edu/~ksummers/cl222/athens/athens_gateway.htmhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/53030/Barcelonahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeJXgDy3y8
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