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Have you ever imagined what the cities of the future will be like? What will their housing and services be like? According to the latest published studies, the constant increase in population will force the transformation of urban planning through mega-skyscrapers, gardens that will connect different neighborhoods and elevators that will be like a subway network.
Height will be the key to the cities of the future. Cities will be monopolized by taller, more versatile skyscrapers which, thanks to new technologies, will be interconnected, will produce their own energy and will avoid the problems of contemporary travel. Because most of the activity will take place on a single plane: the vertical one. They will house services such as housing, offices, clinics, shopping centers and gardens. Thus, metropolises will be more efficient and make better use of space, yes, but they will also achieve their main goal: to create more sustainable environments.
And it is not only skyscrapers that are the protagonists of this new city concept. Greenery also takes on a new dimension, as it will be used to connect the different parts of the city and integrate nature into everyday life. Today, we can see an example in the "Sky City" project in Tokyo (Japan), where green areas will act as a kind of lung, or in the mega-project in the center of Burj Jumeira (Dubai).
It is clear that this change is directly affecting the way we work in our sector, where projects are already being developed that are close to this new construction model. Among them is the Bionic Tower project in Shanghai (China), which is 1,228 meters high, 300 stories high and with space for 100,000 residents. In other words, this urban complex will be four times bigger than the Eiffel Tower. Also noteworthy is the initiative of the Italian architectural firm Luca Curci, which has proposed the expansion of the oceans through Vertical City, a tower built on the seabed, with green spaces on each floor, zero consumption and sustainable. Its total surface area is 800,000 square meters and it will have a capacity for 25,000 inhabitants.
The main advantages of this type of complexes are: increase of green areas, easier transportation, better use of resources and reduction of pollution, among others. But even though the benefits are clear, there are still many questions to be answered: Will society be willing to live vertically, are regulations needed to allow the construction of these mega-structures, and what will be the solutions in the event of a catastrophe? The reality is that the population is increasing and solutions are needed to create healthier environments where there is room for everyone.
