Better cities of the future

ENBE | Final Project | Part A – Report | The Future City Representation

Better Cities of the Future

IbizalimisENBE FINAL PROJECT

Schani Bharat | 0318788

FNBE FEB 2014

Schani Bharat | 0318788 | Group Fluffy | FNBE Feb 2014 | Taylor’s University1


Content:1. Introduction 2. The City: Investigation on Better City Guidelines and Issues 3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old 4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present city5. Case study on the selected type of the future city 6. The New “X” City / Or the new name 7. The Conclusion 8. References list

1. Introduction



The Final ENBE project illustrates a presumed apocalyptic scenario in which one becomes a mayor of the future city in the year 2114. It is of dire consequences to find new means of survival, as the cities of the world are incapable of holding life.

The proposed concepts of alternative cities, which are either flying, underground, underwater or floating, are known as ‘City X’. We are to examine and study ancient, present and future cities in order to solidify the construction of our own city design and concept.

This would expand the knowledge of the students regarding city planning and the challenges that derive from it. We learn to organize, plan, evaluate and select key components in this assignment, which opens our eyes to see that a city is much like a large organism, and we are very much the working cells.

2. The City2.1 The City Definition



A city is a relatively large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.

They are complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of development greatly facilitates interaction between people and businesses, benefiting both parties in the process.

A big city or metropolis usually has associated suburbs and exurbs. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban areas, creating numerous business commuters traveling to urban centers for employment. Once a city expands far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or megalopolis.

2.2 What is the brief history

In the past, the construction of some of the first cities were during the Neolithic era – this when agriculture and basic agricultural processes were invented and used to produce food. This would mean that now basic living needs were supported and the sustainability of the population would grow. Agriculture is one of the key components for the basis of a city.

The need of a structural form that allowed organization and distribution of hierarchy to create a simple system of interdependence and to meet the populations demand when it comes to needs/wants is also a very important factor.

Two theories exist in terms of this

1 Thomas Malthus’ theory about population and recourses, which was predicted in 1789. He believed that population growth would overtakes food supply. Stating that population growth would grow at a geometric rate;



I.e., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16…

And this would only double every 25 years. Unlike food supply which would increase at an arithmetic rate:

I.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…

This would mean that population growth would out grow food potentials. And eventually the world would face overpopulation and could lead to “war, famine and disease”.

2 Esther Boserup’s theory of population and resources, which was predicted in the 1980’s states that, people have the resources to increase food productions and this would become apparent in the future as technology grows and as cities prosper. Hence she suggested the increase in population would mean more brains put together to overcomes food shortages and eventually over the problem and there could even be a food surplus.

2.3 What makes a city

What makes a city in 1950, according to Gordon Childe?

Differentiation of the populationNot all residents grow their own food, leading to specialists.

Payment of taxes to a deity or king

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The king supports those not producing their own food.

Systems of recording and practical scienceA system of writing

Development of symbolic art

Trade and import of raw materials

Specialist craftsmen from outside the kin-group

Size and density of the population should be above normal.

These are just some of the characteristics on what makes a good city; other factors could be as follows;

Hierarchy Organization of population Urban planning Sustainability Accessibility Government Economic status Diplomatic relationships with other countries/cities Disparities and management Entertainment and recreational areas Central business districts Laws and rules Inequality in races and areas Segregation

2.4 What makes a good city

Good city planning

Organization in terms of walkability and ease of access

Size and density of the population should be above normal.

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Not all residents grow their own food, leading to specialists.

Payment of taxes to a deity or king

Monumental public buildings

Trade and import of raw materials

Specialist craftsmen from outside the kin-group

Good and manageable educational infrastructure

Absence of grey economy

A good system of defense

Water and sanitation systems should be top notch

Globalized however retains its own identity

Organized and appropriate residential areas

Accessible to the general public and rural areasCharacteristic features:

•Open spaces/large spatial dimensions

•Designed for a motorized homo sapiens

•Quarters (superquadras), 11 buildings/50 flats

•With police stations, shops, restaurants, primary/secondary education

Characteristic features:•Completely renewable energy use

•Solar desalinization for freshwater supply•Closed loop production (recycling, no waste)

•25% of resource use in comparison to the average today•Fresh air circulation in buildings and street for cooling down



Criteria•Large & cheep flats•Short travel distances•Sufficient leisure opportunities•Adequate job opportunities•Sufficient services and supply•Cultural program•....

Targets•Low carbon emissions•High recycling rate•Healthy & safe living conditions•Little environmental impacts•Little noise burden through transport•Sustainable supply (water, energy)•....

3. Investigation & Data Collection:Ancient City, The City of Priene

3.1 History of Priene

The inhabitants on the Ionian coast discovered Priene. The Ionians first arrived and settled here in the 11th century B.C. and the city was founded either by Aegyptus of Athens, Philotas of Thebes or Amazon queens.

Priene was captured and came under the Lydian rules at the end of the 7th century BC. Bias, one of the “seven sages” was born in Priene and he put into order the law of his city. So Priene had the most prosperous era in the 6th century.

The brilliant era ended when Persian



King Cyrus attacked the city in 545 BC. The city was burnt down completely and people were enslaved.

A difficult period stated for Priene and in 494 BC Priene participated in the Ionian revolt by joining the Battle of Lade with 12 ships against the Persians. However the city is sacked again as a result of the Persians completely destroyed the Ionaian fleet. But it didn’t take too long; Athens and Spartans attacked and burnt the whole Persian fleet in 479 BC. Following upon this battle and victory the “Attic - Delian Sea League” was established immediately.

The Hellenistic period began with the victory of Alexander the Great over the Persians. During this period, Alexander the Great gave the cities autonomy and abolished the excessive taxes paid to the Persians. He assigned the city to watch the unreliable city of Miletus. He also lived in the city and made a donation for the construction for the Athena Temple.

After the death of the Alexander the Great, the city came under the rule of the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Kingdoms and the kingdom of Pergamum. During the period of King of Pergamum Attalus II treaties were made in 196 and 188 BC were not able to put a stop to the fight over borders between Samos and Priene. In 135 BC a decree issued by the Senate of Rome, Dryussa was finally joined to Priene and indistinctness was over.

The lands of the King Attalus II were attached to Rome with his will after the death of him and Priene thus became part of the Roman province of Asia Minor in 129 BC. During this period Priene went through very difficult days because of the many wars, attacks



of pirates, had wealth and prosperity only the reign of Emperor Augustus.

A connection to the port was provided in the 1st century by one of the arms of the Meander River, flowing out to the sea, but as the time went by the connection to the port was cut off. This caused interest of the city to lessen and Priene began to be abandoned.

Priene was a bishopric until the fall of the empire in the Byzantine period, at the end of this period the city was completely deserted.

3.2 What ancient city are you concentrating on?

The focus of my city would be Priene, the ancient city of Ionia about 6 miles (10 km) north of the Menderes (Maeander) River and 10 miles (16 km) inland from the Aegean Sea, in southwestern Turkey. Its well-preserved remains are a major source of information about ancient Greek town planning.

By the 8th century B.C. Priene was a member of the Ionian League, whose central shrine, the Panionion, lay within the city’s territory. Priene originally lay along the Maeander River’s mouth, but about 350 B.C. the citizens built a new city farther inland, on the present site. The new city’s main temple, Athena Polias, was dedicated by Alexander the Great. The Greek city (there may have been unknown habitations of other ethnicities, as at Miletus) was founded by a colony from the ancient Greek city of Thebes in the vicinity of ancient Aneon at about 1000 BCE. At about 700 BCE a series of earthquakes provided the opportunity for a move to within 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) of its 4th century BCE location. At about 500 BCE the city moved again to a few km away at the port of Naulochos.

3.3 What makes is a significant city and what are the details?

Priene is organized in four districts, the political (bouleterion and prytaneion), the cultural (Theatre), commercial (agora) and most importantly religious (Athena Temple) In addition to the Athena Temple, the people of Priene erected sanctuaries dedicated to Zeus, Demeter and Egyptian gods. The ancient city zoning display, was a factor that is still carried out today. The methodical locations of the four districts are also in relation to walkability and hierarchy in terms of class. The main medium of transport was using horses and carts, the availability of this allowed ease of access to many of the city’s features.



Furthermore the population distribution were very much according to the social roles that the populous played, so for instance If there were warriors that were to be trained everyday, and battle it out all the way in the theater, then they would all live and train in one particular ‘house’, then during game day, only the selected few will travel by horse pulled cart to the city to battle it out. This type of system maintains efficiency and reduces congestion within inner city areas.

Above is the approx. layout plant for the city of Priene.1, city center; theater, retailers

2, manufacturing district; blacksmiths, armor smiths, tailors etc3, low-status residences; workers

4, medium-status residences;5, high-status residences/ royalty



The populous density is greater in the middle and reduces as the it moves outwards, moreover notice how the royalty sector is outstretched, this is due to the fact that the location for the dwelling of the higher classes are in line with the royalty and are usually located further up the hill or valley in the case of Priene.

3.4 Conclusion about the cities

The city of Priene was a well-designed city, in terms of hierarchy and social distribution, walkability for those who could not afford a cart or a horse, was very well thought out. The only problem with the construction of the city was the location in which it was built, as mentioned above, the city had to shift, due to the presence of it being built on somewhat a cliffs edge, which did not protect it from erosional processes. The zoning of was effective in the sense it was created with a focal point, which the towns center and this would allow ease of access form all residences of any class within the city.

3.5 What information or element that you can use to your new future city

For my own city, I would adapt the concept of zoning and the arrangement of hierarchy that this particular city has demonstrated, it is very organized and allows easy access to many of its inhabitants, may it be for commercial, religious or entertainment purposes the arrangement and distribution of its social classes where they are location close by to their work place would mean less cost in travel and in modern times, less pollution.



4. Investigation & Data Collection:Present City, The City of Dubai

4.1 When did it start? History and all

Dubai is the most populous city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dubai is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is one of the seven emirates that make up the country. The history of Dubai can be traced back to the year 1830 when it was taken over by a branch of the Bani Yas tribe from the Liwa oasis, led by the Maktoum family, who still rule the emirate today.

In 1894, Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hasher Al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, exempted foreign traders from taxes, making way for Dubai's modern development - starting with local merchants selling items like pearls, fish, spices and dates. Traders from India and Persia were also attracted to Dubai because of the liberal attitudes of the rulers, and soon began to settle in the growing town, which developed a reputation as the leading commercial center for the region. Trade was based around the safe, natural anchorage of the Creek, which was and still is the visual and commercial heart of the city, with numerous dhows still sailing to other countries.

While Dubai's origins are largely a mystery, what is now a Rhode Island — size principality on the Persian Gulf was just a pearl-fishing village when its current rulers, the Maktoum family, took over in 1883. Along with those of other Arab emirates, its fortunes changed abruptly in 1966 with the discovery of oil. But compared with its neighbors, Dubai had limited reserves, prompting its rulers to turn to other industries to fuel their bold economic aspirations. Starting in the 1980s, at the prompting of Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, then



the crown prince, Dubai fashioned itself into a free-trade oasis. It opened a tax-free InfoTech hub, Dubai Internet City, in 2000, to attract technology companies; media, finance and maritime projects soon followed.

Today, Dubai has emerged as a cosmopolitan metropolis that has grown steadily to become a global city and a business and cultural hub of the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region. It is also a major transport hub for passengers and cargo. Although Dubai's economy was historically built on the oil industry, the emirate's Western-style model of business drives its economy with the main revenues now coming from tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services. Dubai has recently attracted world attention through many innovative large construction projects and sports events. The city has become symbolic for its skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. In addition, Dubai is home to other ambitious development projects including man-made islands, hotels, and some of the largest shopping malls in the region and the world. This increased attention has also highlighted labor and human rights issues concerning the city's largely South Asian workforce. Dubai's property market experienced a major deterioration in 2008–2009 following the financial crisis of 2007-2008, but is making a gradual recovery with help from neighboring emirates.

As of 2012, Dubai is the 22nd most expensive city in the world and the most expensive city in the Middle East.

4.2 What city are you concentrating on?

Dubai is a bustling center of excellence; and in addition to being the commercial capital and tourism center of the region; it is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. A city of contrasts, Dubai is where you can see outstanding modern architecture and soaring skyscrapers stand alongside traditional Arabic buildings and suburban villas. Though relatively a new tourist destination, Dubai has gained popularity in recent years. Its international taste and unmatched blend of history, tradition and culture, are well known throughout the world.

Visitors to Dubai are guaranteed a unique experience every time they come here. Clean, sandy beaches, towering sand dunes, barren rocky mountains, PGA-standard golf courses, old-style souqs, brand new shopping malls, ancient Arabic forts and modern five star hotels are just a few of the splendors that the city offers.



Dubai is the product of 20 years of intensive development. Prior to that, it was a small trading port, clustered around the mouth of the creek. Today, Dubai offers excellent tourism opportunities. Whether you're keen on scuba diving, serious about sightseeing or simply a shopaholic, there’s something here for you. The city has a strong service-driven economy and is a center for all kinds of businesses. The presence of seaports and specialist free trade zones encourages international trade and industrialization, as well as various projects. Dubai Media City and Dubai Internet City are a few of these projects, bringing 21st century technology and communication to Dubai in the form of the world's first Free Zone dedicated to e-business.

Furthermore, there is a unique trend in the city whereby specialized areas of interest have their own unique districts, featuring a concentration of similar projects. For example, Dubai Academic City and Knowledge Village are areas, which, as the names suggest, are dedicated to higher learning and education. Dubai Healthcare City, on the other hand, is a complex housing the best medical and diagnostic facilities in the country. Dubai Sports City is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art complex, which will cater to training athletes and be home to all the sporting events in the city.

4.3 What makes is a significant city and what are the details?

Dubai is a city that has been transformed from nothing to something in the past 12 years; its insane burst of development and progress economically and commercially has allowed various perks to be one of the best present cities in the world. The aesthetics of its various buildings and towns, with the presence of the first indoor snow park in a desert, as well as the world’s first 7 star hotel and the

proud owner of the tallest building in the world.



Dubai has a rich collection of buildings and structures of various architectural styles. Many modern interpretations of Islamic architecture can be found here, due to a boom in construction and architectural innovation in the Arab World in general, and in Dubai in particular, supported not only by top Arab or international architectural and engineering design firms. As a result of this boom, modern Islamic – and world – architecture has literally been taken to new levels in skyscraper building design and technology. Dubai now boasts more completed or topped-out skyscrapers higher than 2/3 km, 1/3 km, or 1/4 km than any other city. A culmination point was reached in 2010 with the completion of the Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower), now by far the world's tallest building at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). The Burj Khalifa's design is derived from the patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture, with the triple-lobed footprint of the building based on an abstracted version of the desert flower hymenocallis, which is native to the Dubai region. The completion of the Khalifa Tower, following the construction boom that began in the 1980s, accelerated in the 1990s, and took on a rapid pace of construction unpatrolled in modern human history during the decade of the 2000s, leaves Dubai with the world's tallest skyline as of 4 January 2010.

As well as being the first Middle East country have achieved all means of transport systems covering land, air, and water. Including the first metro system in and Middle Eastern country. With all these new innovations and developments, its zoning is quite simple and as well as its residential arrangement, the city is not within walkability range of any kind, however, its various transportation methods are what makes this city entirely accessible.



Dubai’s public transportation system is top notch as it cover almost all areas of the city wherever it may be, it ranges from the sky to over cast areas of deserts to even the water bodies of the creek and marina.

Air

Road


The city also now has its own airline, which allows greater capabilities, and generates a vast amount of income towards its economy. Furthermore, it has now achieve a complete sense of transportation and mobility method, allowing various goods and services to be transported into and out of the city via air and not just the waters which was the only was to transport goods into the city in the past years.

Dubai has equipped its streets with various means of public transportation, as well as a variety of public transportation. That’s what makes this city entirely different from others, Is its well planned public transportation grid and system.

They even have air-conditioned bus stations and


Waterways


The city also now has its own airline, which allows greater capabilities, and generates a vast amount of income towards its economy. Furthermore, it has now achieve a complete sense of transportation and mobility method, allowing various goods and services to be transported into and out of the city via air and not just the waters which was the only was to transport goods into the city in the past years.

Dubai has equipped its streets with various means of public transportation, as well as a variety of public transportation. That’s what makes this city entirely different from others, Is its well planned public transportation grid and system.

They even have air-conditioned bus stations and


Another feature the city has added is the transport means over waterways, by introducing water taxi’s they now allow the population to commute to the prescribed destination. This now reduces the traffic on the roads and on other means of public transportation and creates another option of travel.

Metro Rail


The metro is a relatively new means of transportation however it has proven to be the most effective means, as its cost and time effective, with various stations to stop at almost every major area in the city and on the outskirts, it makes the metro an easy to use method of transportation, it also reduces the



The metro is a relatively new means of transportation however it has proven to be the most effective means, as its cost and time effective, with various stations to stop at almost every major area in the city and on the outskirts, it makes the metro an easy to use method of transportation, it also reduces the




4.4 Conclusion about the cities

Dubai is now one of the top cities in the world and it keeps improving, the approach to renewable clean energy is now becoming a new focal point for the city. Furthermore the city plan for Dubai is very straight forward, as they have constructed most or almost all of the main features of the city along a the main road called ‘Sheikh Zayed road’.



Furthermore, the innovative transportation methods are very efficient and user friendly, it reduces pollution and contributes a new sense of identity to the city. The presence of mega structures such as the Burj Khalifa is not only aesthetically pleasing, but saves space, as that one structure can accommodate a large populous of people, rather than using up all the land area.

4.5 What information or element that you can use to your new future city

From this particular city I would adapt the concept of the public transportation as it reduces pollution and it is an effective way to get around. Furthermore I also will look in the concept and application of mega structures within my own given city, as it is a logical and sustainable approaching in terms of land space and could possibly even alter the way of living, such as vertical living.



Case study on the selected type of the future city

The incredible mile-long floating CITY - complete with schools, a hospital, parks and an airport for its 50,000 residents

The Freedom Ship is 25 storey high and would feature a casino, an art gallery, a park and a shopping center

The concept, designed by a Florida-based company would cost $10billion if was commissioned to be built

The vessel could house 50,000 people but it would contain additional space to hold an extra 30,000 visitors

The ship would constantly sail around the world - doing a full circuit every two years - but would be too large to enter any ports

Floating around the globe, drifting from country to country, never staying in one place long enough to get bored …



If you like travelling, life on the Freedom Ship, the world’s first floating city, sounds perfect.There are only a couple of hitches – it’s not built yet, and it’s going to look an awful lot like a multi-storey car park when it is.

Designed by the Florida-based Freedom Ship International, the floating city, concept pictured, is set to cost $10 billion and weigh 2.7 million tones - making it too large to ever dock. The ship would spend the whole time at sea, circling the globe once every two years, powered by solar and wave energy.

Number based facts about the freedom city:

o Width: 750fto Length: 4,500fto Height: 350fto Weight: 2.7 million toneso Capacity: 50,000 permanent residents with room for extra 30,000

daily visitors, 20,000 crew and 10,000 overnight guests.o Cost: $10 billiono Buildings: Accommodation, schools, hospitals, businesses, parks,

promenades, an art gallery, a shopping center, casino and airport



Its designers have released computer-generated photographs of what they hope the mile-long vessel will look like.It would have enough room for 50,000 permanent residents within its 25 storeys and boasts schools, hospitals, art galleries, shops, parks, an aquarium and a casino. It would even have its own airport on the roof, with a runway serving small private and commercial aircraft carrying up to 40 passengers each.Roger M Gooch, director and vice-president of Florida-based firm Freedom Ship International, said: ‘The Freedom Ship will be the largest vessel ever built, and the first ever floating city.’His company is trying to raise the estimated £6billion needed to turn the dream, which has been several years in the planning, into an ocean-going reality. ‘This will be a very heavily capitalized project and the global economy in the last few years hasn’t been too inviting for unproven progressive projects like ours,’ he added.‘[But] in the last six months we’ve been getting more interest in the project and we are hopeful we will raise the $1billion (£600million) to begin construction.’ The ship would spend 70 per cent of its time anchored off major cities and the rest sailing between countries.Powered by solar panels and wave energy, the city would navigate from the east coast of the US across the Atlantic to Europe and into the Mediterranean.



It would loop back and sail around the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa and across to Australia. Heading into East Asia, it would steer across the Pacific before spending the end of the year on the west coast of North America. It would chase the summer sun into South America. If completed, the city will be 750ft at the beam, 350ft high and 4,500ft in length – four times longer than the Queen Mary II cruise ship which measures 1,132ft.

Visitors and residents would be able to leave the ship, either by plane or by

boat thanks to a dock at the rear, concept pictured, to visit cities and countries

where the ship will also pick up supplies as and when needed

The Freedom Ship, concept pictured, is a mile long, 25 storeys high and

features schools, hospitals, businesses, parks, promenades, an art gallery, a

shopping center, casino and airport on the roof

In addition to 50,000 permanent residents, the Freedom Ship would also have

room for an extra 30,000 daily visitors, 20,000 crew and 10,000 overnight

guests

The airport, on the ship's top deck, pictured, would serve private and small

commercial aircraft carrying up to 40 passengers each. It could also be used to

fly supplies to the ship. Aircraft could land and takeoff even when the ship is

moving

The vessel, concept pictured, is just an idea at the moment until the Florida-

based designers can raise at least $1 billion to start construction. The company

said following a hiatus, and a drop in the global economy, it has started

receiving interest in the ship again and hopes to raise this funding soon

Freedom Ship is a floating city project initially proposed in the late 1990s. It

was so named because of the "free" international lifestyle facilitated by a

mobile ocean colony, though the project would not be a conventional ship, but

rather a series of linked barges.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_colonization


The Freedom Ship project envisions a 1,317m (0.818 miles)-long integrated city

with condominium housing for 50,000 people, an airstrip to accommodate

turboprop aircraft, duty-free shopping and other facilities, large enough to

require rapid transit. The complex would circumnavigate the globe

continuously, stopping regularly at ports of call.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_call

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumnavigation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_transit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty-free_shop

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condominium


Construction

Despite early press coverage on NPR's Weekend Edition and Discovery

Channel's Extreme Engineering, the project has seen few recent developments.

Although the initially stated in-service date was to be 2001, no construction

had begun as of November 2013.

Freedom Ship International initially estimated the net cost for construction to

be USD 6 billion in 1999. However, by 2002, estimates had risen to USD 11

billion. A July 2008 press release explained the difficulty of obtaining reliable

financial backing. In November 2013, the company announced that the project,

now with an estimated price of USD$10 billion, was being resurrected, though

that construction had not yet begun.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,000,000,000_(number)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Engineering

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Channel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Channel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekend_Edition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR


Freedom Ship

General information

Type Mixed use (casino, education, hotel, office and residential)

Location Palm Harbor, Florida, United States

Coordinates 28°5′2″N 82°45′14″W

Height

Roof 106.7 m (350 ft)

Technical details

Size 1,371 meters long, 225m (750 ft) wide

Floor count 25

Design and construction

Architect Freedom Ship International

Other information

Seating capacity

33,000 units (18,000 living units, 3,000 commercial units, 2,400time-share units and 10,000 hotel units)

5. The New “X” City / Ibizalimis?

5.1 How did you came up with the solution to create this new city


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Freedom_Ship_International_logo.jpg


Since it is a future city, I decided to name the city based on a city that existed int eh past, Salamis that was a city in Cyprus along the coat and a present day island or city of celebration know as Ibiza which is in the Mediterranean.

5.2 Why is it on air

Based on the brief it is in the year 2114 and the world is destroyed and in an apocalyptic state. My city is in the air, because it would be closer to the sun and could harness the solar energy as well lighting energy and furthermore it would not be affect by any ground or land based natural disaster. It hovers and provides mobility and the ability to fly as well.

5.3 What is the important characteristic and elements

My city will be hover around 600 – 700m above sea level; this would be the optimum height in regard to air pressure and to harness solar energy as there would be less cloud interception. However in times of dire disasters, the city would be able to rise above 800m but when this occurs, there would a unique cover to maintain air pressure, in addition more the pigmentation of the shield would also allow it to absorb lighting energy.

The city will be hovering in the using a basic mega propeller, that will work in a ball bearing motion, that will allow the city to not only hover but to move as well, without the need to tilt during the motion of flying.

Inside the city the distribution of food and materials other than through the main tube transport will be distributed in a helical belt structure that will extend from floor to floor.

This helical motion will also be the motion in which the train will transport the public and the other materials/goods.









6. ConclusionFrom this project I learned that the city is somewhat a living organism on its own, and we are just the cells that exists within it. The concept of the city is much more complicated that one can imagine. The depths that need to be taken to understand just the foundation of why this should be built in this particular area is quite challenging. I learned that every thing that is built in a city is for a reason; there are usability factors as well as accessibility factors. I’ve also learned that a city will keep changing with time. It will never stay the same for long, not just in terms of buildings, but also in terms of population and transportation needs, food supply, wastage and many more. All in all nothing around us should be taken for granted, as they are all interlinked and play a much bigger role in our lives than we think.

7. Reference Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamis,_Cyprus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibiza


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibiza

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamis,_Cyprus


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