TECHNOLOGICAL CITIES
"Cities are almost living things unto themselves, which we can certainly effect in particular ways, but which evolve according patterns in migratory networks, logistical networks, financial networks, informational networks, and so on [...] The world's fastest growing megacities are sites of both tremendous misery and tremendous vitality and invention. They are laboratories. For what, we don't know yet."
——Benjamin Bratton, Interview (2011)
WOVEN CITY
(Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation)
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Location:
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Susona, Japan
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Intended Population:
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2,000+
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Estimated Year of Completion:
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Completed in 2021
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Architect/Designer:
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Bjarke Ingels Group
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Interesting Facts/Unique Characteristics:
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The creation of Toyota’s city
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To maximize the mobility of the future through robotics
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Underground and above ground
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Mission:
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"A test course for mobility built to create the basis for the future fabric of life."
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HYPER-SMART CITY
(Lusail, Qatar)
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Location:
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Lusail, Qatar (Southern Part of Al Daayen Municipality)
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Intended Population:
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~450,000
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Estimated Year of Completion:
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2030
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Architect/Designer:
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Qatari Dial
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Interesting Facts/Unique Characteristics:
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Qatar is remarked as the 'capital' of the smart city ecosystem worldwide
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Mission:
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"At the very heart of Doha, Lusail is a model for the city of the future; an anchor of thriving economies and societies, a beacon of smart living, and a blueprint for Qatar’s urban transformation and multicultural fabric."
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