http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/architecture-on-the-ramp/paper-city-urban-utopias,290,RAL.html
This small exhibition is running at The Royal Academy of Arts on Picadilly. It was interesting to see and was more conceptual they I expected. There were some interesting ideas on display.
Part of the exhibition included a competition which asks you to submit a design for a potential city of the future. I decided to enter and have submitted my idea. I opted for an idea for a small city off the cost of a country. The city stands on pilotis and is a kind of metropolis. The transport infrastructure is under water with train and electric cars serving the island. You reach the city via high speed glass pod lifts wich connect to the various levels. The lower level are the corporate, banking etc, above that the administraive and flats for young professionals and then the housing again on smaller pilotis with lots of space between for gardens, communal meeting places. The very top level of the metropolis is a huge park garden. The island is split down the middle with a atrium over streets and walkways in the sky. This area is flanked on either side by two vertical areas for leisure and entertainment.
'ISLAND METROPOLIS' my competition entry
UPDATE 4th Dec 09
My entry was shortlisted in this competition. It was judged by a panel including Peter Cook RA.
"An amazing idea and proposition for a super-city structure located in the sea."
You can view this online, Image 9 by going to WEBSITES OF INTEREST on my blog page.
UPDATE 4TH MARCH 2010
This article appeared on the Kingston faculty website. It was written by my lecturer Ed Wall. Thank you to him for his kind words.
UPDATE 10TH MARCH 2010
I received a call from a journalism student from Kingston Uni who interviewed me re this competition for River Online, University students online magazine.
The above article appeared online on River Online on the 17th March.
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