100 years is a long time and who doesn’t like imagining about future? This is what some people did. Commissioned by Samsung, space scientist Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, University of Westminster architects and lecturers Arthur Mamou-Mani and Toby Burgess, and urban planner and designer Linda Aitken and Els Leclercq, compiled a report that talks about human life hundred years from now. The report was prepared after taking into account the population growth of the world, current technology trends and energy needs.
The report presents a very interesting picture of our Earth 100 years hence. It predicts many interesting things:
According to the report, by 2116, humans will have underwater cities because of the stress created by the ever expanding population. They also predicted that there will be floating cities which will move all over the world to avoid harsh climates. Future generations may also plan to live in earth-scrapers which will be basically multi-storeyed buildings burrowed deep into the ground.
Just like the location of the futuristic homes, the interiors of these homes will also be in tandem with the future. Those living underground need not live in gloom because virtual reality or LED surface projectors will create beautiful views based on the inhabitant’s inclination.
The walls will not just be walls but dynamic structures that will change their shape in 3D by using small actuators pushing and pulling a flexible skin, creating temporary seats or shelves.
Each home will have its own 3D printer to make small objects as per the need and demand.
There is a high probability that with a high strain on earth’s resources down the line, say 100 years from now, homes will have to become sustainable on their own. People will grow their own food with hydroponics and produce their own gas and water through a digestion tank using anaerobic digestion. All houses will be “off the grid,” storing energy in lithium-ion batteries generated by sun, wind, or other means.
Homes will become the epicentre of human existence because more and more people will become home-bound. The report rightly predicts: “Homes will increasingly become self-contained, autonomous spaces generating their own oxygen and food; we will effectively all be creating our very own little planet Earths.”
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Author: Technology and Beyond
