The Paradise Factory by Jim Keen

Author:Jim Keen [Keen, Jim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Transmission Digital LLC
Published: 2020-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

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“The first major change to city planning was, of course, fully autonomous vehicles. Once people divested themselves of car ownership, parking structures and street edges became new urban playgrounds.

The second major change was the Dyson engine. Overnight personal aerial transportation was a fact of life, and only vestigial car use remained at surface level.

What had appeared a boon to town planning—the reemergence of a bucolic existence among the streets—was unfortunately soon destroyed by the wave of unemployment. What could have been canals and urban parks became shanty towns for the homeless.

With street crime rising, and the viability of aerial transport, it was no surprise when the wealthy moved into high-rise towers. The challenge facing those left behind is how to re-humanize ground level within our severely limited budgets.”

Simon Bellerin, “Urban Design in the Age of Automation”, RIBA Lecture, London, 2050

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