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Bastian Allgeier Jul 21, 2023

Lovely German project to visualise utopian future versions of cities all around the world: https://realutopien.info/visuals/

I want more of this. More positive self-fulfilling prophecies. I also think that it's totally fine to positively overshoot and be naive about it. Why shouldn't we be allowed to just dream big here?

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barning Jul 21, 2023

@bastianallgeier I visited New York during Earth Day, and they closed the streets. There were tables and chairs outside, along with a farmers market. The trees were already there, but, of course, no building was overgrown with plants. So, it's not that far away…

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Bastian Allgeier

@barning Yeah, that's why I think it's great to overshoot with such visualisations. To a certain extend all of this is already being done in various places. Superblocks, vegetal canopies, vertical gardens, sponge cities, more liveable outdoor spaces, renaturation as heat protection, etc. I just love to think how far this could get. What if we truly go wild with such concepts?