Future Perfect
Extrapolating search engines to the future, the Looking Glass is a fun concept... I wonder how soon if ever, this could happen! (The blog linked was taken from febria when she posted another link from it a couple of weeks ago).
How many times have you wanted to Ctrl+F the objects in your room to find that scarf you swear you had a few days ago? This would be cool too.
(That horizontal line is my new best friend. )
What you see here is a concept of a 'self-sustaining ecopolis' called the Lilypad.
"It is a true amphibian half aquatic and half terrestrial city, able to accommodate 50,000 inhabitants and inviting the biodiversity to develop its fauna and flora around a central lagoon of soft water collecting and purifying the rain waters. This artificial lagoon is entirely immersed ballasting thus the city. It enables to live in the heart of the subaquatic depths. The multifunctional programming is based on three marinas and three mountains dedicated respectively to the work, the shops and the entertainments. The whole set is covered by a stratum of planted housing in suspended gardens and crossed by a network of streets and alleyways with organic outline."
At the Yatzer link you can read more and see more pictures of the concept being built up, from the 'submarine performing arts center' up to the city above.
How many times have you wanted to Ctrl+F the objects in your room to find that scarf you swear you had a few days ago? This would be cool too.
(That horizontal line is my new best friend. )
What you see here is a concept of a 'self-sustaining ecopolis' called the Lilypad.
"It is a true amphibian half aquatic and half terrestrial city, able to accommodate 50,000 inhabitants and inviting the biodiversity to develop its fauna and flora around a central lagoon of soft water collecting and purifying the rain waters. This artificial lagoon is entirely immersed ballasting thus the city. It enables to live in the heart of the subaquatic depths. The multifunctional programming is based on three marinas and three mountains dedicated respectively to the work, the shops and the entertainments. The whole set is covered by a stratum of planted housing in suspended gardens and crossed by a network of streets and alleyways with organic outline."
At the Yatzer link you can read more and see more pictures of the concept being built up, from the 'submarine performing arts center' up to the city above.
