8/31/2023 0 Comments Ideal share![]() Each scene is accompanied by an audio narration that guides the viewer through the actions the cities took to arrive at a safe, desirable and hopeful 2040. Through custom-designed VR headsets in the shape of coin-operated binoculars, visitors glimpse scenes that meld the illustrations of artists Manshen Lo, Wanjira Kinyua, and Sébastien Plassard with a VR experience created by Set Snail. We collaborated with Modem and Studio Rowan Siriram to design a space that could be adapted and reused as the exhibition travels and is inspired by different types of scaffolding seen in cities under construction. ![]() Entering these envisioned futures, visitors experience what our cities could look like in the year 2040. In this interactive installation, we share three speculative environments - the Coastal City, the Garden City, and the Solar City. Speaking with designers, researchers, technologists, community leaders and city planners, the book showcases inspiring solutions for a better everyday life for both people and the planet.įor The Ideal City 2040, we extend these projects and perspectives beyond the page and weave them together in virtual reality (VR). In 2021, we teamed up with gestalten to publish The Ideal City and reimagine the cities of tomorrow. We have an unprecedented opportunity to rethink, adapt and design our cities to be places that feel better for more people - and for our planet. ![]() Another 1.5 million people move into cities every week. More than 55 percent of the world’s population lives in cities.
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