the world will not be destroyed by those who do evil but by those who watch them
who do evil but by those who watch them
who do evil but by those who watch them without doing anything
without doing anything
without doing anything let’s not prove this guy right he’s
let’s not prove this guy right he’s
let’s not prove this guy right he’s proven a couple of theories right in his
proven a couple of theories right in his
proven a couple of theories right in his lifetime so recently I was presented
lifetime so recently I was presented
lifetime so recently I was presented with this amazing opportunity I design a
with this amazing opportunity I design a
with this amazing opportunity I design a city in China as the city is called
city in China as the city is called
city in China as the city is called Ansan
Ansan
Ansan it’s located where you see here and the
it’s located where you see here and the
it’s located where you see here and the the next picture is the picture on the
the next picture is the picture on the
the next picture is the picture on the side is of wayde’s oh where the city
side is of wayde’s oh where the city
side is of wayde’s oh where the city resides and swayin is a third-tier city
resides and swayin is a third-tier city
resides and swayin is a third-tier city it’s a tear threesome Utley about three
it’s a tear threesome Utley about three
it’s a tear threesome Utley about three million folks live in that city and so
million folks live in that city and so
million folks live in that city and so it’s got a kind of a middle-income its
it’s got a kind of a middle-income its
it’s got a kind of a middle-income its up and rising this is the site it’s
up and rising this is the site it’s
up and rising this is the site it’s literally at the center of the city and
literally at the center of the city and
literally at the center of the city and basically it’s a redevelopment project
basically it’s a redevelopment project
basically it’s a redevelopment project there are existing about 20,000
there are existing about 20,000
there are existing about 20,000 inhabitants on the site and they’re
inhabitants on the site and they’re
inhabitants on the site and they’re surrounded by these beautiful mountains
these mountains are called karst
these mountains are called karst formations and they were formed by the
formations and they were formed by the
formations and they were formed by the dissolution of the land through kind of
dissolution of the land through kind of
dissolution of the land through kind of acidic rain and other things over
acidic rain and other things over
acidic rain and other things over millennia and I was looking at these
millennia and I was looking at these
millennia and I was looking at these sites and I was looking at the mountains
sites and I was looking at the mountains
sites and I was looking at the mountains when I was on site and I thought to
when I was on site and I thought to
when I was on site and I thought to myself wow you know something seems
myself wow you know something seems
myself wow you know something seems really familiar here so I called up my
really familiar here so I called up my
really familiar here so I called up my dad and I said didn’t didn’t grandfather
dad and I said didn’t didn’t grandfather
dad and I said didn’t didn’t grandfather didn’t grandpa fight the war in these
didn’t grandpa fight the war in these
didn’t grandpa fight the war in these mountains and my dad confirmed that he
mountains and my dad confirmed that he
mountains and my dad confirmed that he said yes he did the Battle of Mount song
said yes he did the Battle of Mount song
said yes he did the Battle of Mount song was a pivotal battle in China during the
was a pivotal battle in China during the
was a pivotal battle in China during the I know Japanese war in which the Chinese
I know Japanese war in which the Chinese
I know Japanese war in which the Chinese began to take back China and my
began to take back China and my
began to take back China and my grandfather fought diligently in that
grandfather fought diligently in that
grandfather fought diligently in that war in the third battle before they took
war in the third battle before they took
war in the third battle before they took over he actually got wounded and but the
over he actually got wounded and but the
over he actually got wounded and but the Chinese one obviously eventually and
Chinese one obviously eventually and
Chinese one obviously eventually and then he moved to Shanghai and then
then he moved to Shanghai and then
then he moved to Shanghai and then Taiwan and then the US where my family
Taiwan and then the US where my family
Taiwan and then the US where my family and I grew up but he took back China and
and I grew up but he took back China and
and I grew up but he took back China and I thought wow it’s quite incredible and
now growing out America I live and work
now growing out America I live and work back in China China as you all know is
back in China China as you all know is
back in China China as you all know is about 1.3 billion people but that’s only
about 1.3 billion people but that’s only
about 1.3 billion people but that’s only accounted for the there about two to
accounted for the there about two to
accounted for the there about two to three hundred million not accounted for
three hundred million not accounted for
three hundred million not accounted for there about sixty different distinct
there about sixty different distinct
there about sixty different distinct minority groups in China as well so it’s
minority groups in China as well so it’s
minority groups in China as well so it’s quite a diverse community in China but
quite a diverse community in China but
quite a diverse community in China but China is crowded and industrialization
China is crowded and industrialization
China is crowded and industrialization hasn’t been really great to China it’s
hasn’t been really great to China it’s
hasn’t been really great to China it’s caused a lot of crowding over building
caused a lot of crowding over building
caused a lot of crowding over building but also caused a lot of loneliness
but also caused a lot of loneliness
but also caused a lot of loneliness people at web cafe people taking dumps
people at web cafe people taking dumps
people at web cafe people taking dumps in the subway not knowing where the
in the subway not knowing where the
in the subway not knowing where the bathroom is neglected seniors people on
bathroom is neglected seniors people on
bathroom is neglected seniors people on the ground that fallen and nobody helps
the ground that fallen and nobody helps
the ground that fallen and nobody helps them out cities that are built but
them out cities that are built but
them out cities that are built but nobody actually lives in them even
nobody actually lives in them even
nobody actually lives in them even though it’s crowded
though it’s crowded
though it’s crowded kind of a weird paradox isn’t it and
kind of a weird paradox isn’t it and
kind of a weird paradox isn’t it and then there’s cities that are polluted
then there’s cities that are polluted
then there’s cities that are polluted terribly because of industrialization
terribly because of industrialization
terribly because of industrialization cities that are just horrible to live in
cities that are just horrible to live in
cities that are just horrible to live in dust and grime and smog children suffer
dust and grime and smog children suffer
dust and grime and smog children suffer suffer remarkably as well in these
suffer remarkably as well in these
suffer remarkably as well in these cities so I saw it to myself my god I’m
cities so I saw it to myself my god I’m
cities so I saw it to myself my god I’m back at the site I got a lot to do I got
back at the site I got a lot to do I got
back at the site I got a lot to do I got a lot to figure out here so we don’t
a lot to figure out here so we don’t
a lot to figure out here so we don’t kind of repeat those mistakes so I
kind of repeat those mistakes so I
kind of repeat those mistakes so I thought real estate development could be
thought real estate development could be
thought real estate development could be what determines the future of humanity
what determines the future of humanity
what determines the future of humanity and I reflected upon in terms of real
and I reflected upon in terms of real
and I reflected upon in terms of real estate being a cradle a cradle for our
estate being a cradle a cradle for our
estate being a cradle a cradle for our values a cradle that determines how we
values a cradle that determines how we
values a cradle that determines how we interact as a community but technology
interact as a community but technology
interact as a community but technology hasn’t been kind necessarily technology
hasn’t been kind necessarily technology
hasn’t been kind necessarily technology like the elevator have lifted us off the
like the elevator have lifted us off the
like the elevator have lifted us off the land that we toiled and on but
land that we toiled and on but
land that we toiled and on but technology has also brought us elevators
technology has also brought us elevators
technology has also brought us elevators that have done this created terrible
that have done this created terrible
that have done this created terrible spaces cars bring us from point A to
spaces cars bring us from point A to
spaces cars bring us from point A to point B but they’ve also created
point B but they’ve also created
point B but they’ve also created disparate social conditions in which in
disparate social conditions in which in
disparate social conditions in which in which people are separated safety is an
which people are separated safety is an
which people are separated safety is an issue 50% of paved roads in 50% of the
issue 50% of paved roads in 50% of the
issue 50% of paved roads in 50% of the land in China is paved road and then
land in China is paved road and then
land in China is paved road and then big-box retail is thriving because of
big-box retail is thriving because of
big-box retail is thriving because of the car and I’ll show you a video from a
the car and I’ll show you a video from a
the car and I’ll show you a video from a zombie video from World War Z what Brad
zombie video from World War Z what Brad
zombie video from World War Z what Brad Pitt starred in
and no sorry this is actually from Black
and no sorry this is actually from Black Friday two weeks ago and you can see how
Friday two weeks ago and you can see how
Friday two weeks ago and you can see how much people care for each other as
much people care for each other as
much people care for each other as opposed to that old toaster but so there
opposed to that old toaster but so there
opposed to that old toaster but so there are so many divisions in the world right
are so many divisions in the world right
are so many divisions in the world right now there are mental their political
now there are mental their political
now there are mental their political truck oh sorry so excuse me sorry
truck oh sorry so excuse me sorry
truck oh sorry so excuse me sorry there are their country divisions there
there are their country divisions there
there are their country divisions there are topographies roads apartments walls
are topographies roads apartments walls
are topographies roads apartments walls all sorts of divisions in the world
all sorts of divisions in the world
all sorts of divisions in the world right now how can we begin to heal those
right now how can we begin to heal those
right now how can we begin to heal those divisions bring people back together
divisions bring people back together
divisions bring people back together make communities happen and we can look
make communities happen and we can look
make communities happen and we can look at this video and kind of get a sense of
at this video and kind of get a sense of
at this video and kind of get a sense of how that could be possible we did was we
how that could be possible we did was we
how that could be possible we did was we took one rat who is always the free rat
took one rat who is always the free rat
took one rat who is always the free rat and then we had a stable of strangers so
and then we had a stable of strangers so
and then we had a stable of strangers so on each day and we do 12 days of testing
on each day and we do 12 days of testing
on each day and we do 12 days of testing each day the three rats saw a different
each day the three rats saw a different
each day the three rats saw a different track track and they open for strangers
track track and they open for strangers
track track and they open for strangers just like they were cage mates however
just like they were cage mates however
just like they were cage mates however when these rats were tested with rats
when these rats were tested with rats
when these rats were tested with rats from another string in this case a black
from another string in this case a black
from another string in this case a black caked variety they would not help the
caked variety they would not help the
caked variety they would not help the stranger in distress that think that
stranger in distress that think that
stranger in distress that think that there might be some kind of social bias
there might be some kind of social bias
there might be some kind of social bias will rational only help rats who are
will rational only help rats who are
will rational only help rats who are similar to them and that’s the question
similar to them and that’s the question
similar to them and that’s the question we paired the two rocks of different
we paired the two rocks of different
we paired the two rocks of different types and house them together and we
types and house them together and we
types and house them together and we found that once they were housed
found that once they were housed
found that once they were housed together those rats
together those rats
together those rats for each other so they were willing to
for each other so they were willing to
for each other so they were willing to help each other even though they weren’t
help each other even though they weren’t
help each other even though they weren’t similar to each other to figure out
similar to each other to figure out
similar to each other to figure out whether helping the Navy required
whether helping the Navy required
whether helping the Navy required familiarity with an individual or with a
familiarity with an individual or with a
familiarity with an individual or with a string
string
string the researchers house albino rat report
the researchers house albino rat report
the researchers house albino rat report picked one for two weeks
picked one for two weeks
picked one for two weeks the albino rat was then green house with
the albino rat was then green house with
the albino rat was then green house with another albino rat before testing they
another albino rat before testing they
another albino rat before testing they still remember living with these this
still remember living with these this
still remember living with these this one one individual black cape breath and
one one individual black cape breath and
one one individual black cape breath and consequently they ended up opening for
consequently they ended up opening for
consequently they ended up opening for the black cape strangers what that says
the black cape strangers what that says
the black cape strangers what that says is that by Iraq needs to know one
is that by Iraq needs to know one
is that by Iraq needs to know one individual of that type in order to
individual of that type in order to
individual of that type in order to extend a very pro-social feeling towards
extend a very pro-social feeling towards
extend a very pro-social feeling towards others that look like or smell like or
others that look like or smell like or
others that look like or smell like or feel like that so in other words it’s a
feel like that so in other words it’s a
feel like that so in other words it’s a birth social environment make them so I
birth social environment make them so I
birth social environment make them so I cut that off a little bit but a diverse
cut that off a little bit but a diverse
cut that off a little bit but a diverse social environment created empathy
social environment created empathy
social environment created empathy empathy empathy empathy indifference
empathy empathy empathy indifference
empathy empathy empathy indifference because of a lack of shared experience
because of a lack of shared experience
because of a lack of shared experience if a cat and a dog can hug each other in
if a cat and a dog can hug each other in
if a cat and a dog can hug each other in this very cute little picture here so
this very cute little picture here so
this very cute little picture here so can humans rights so can humans just by
can humans rights so can humans just by
can humans rights so can humans just by having experience together I’m sure they
having experience together I’m sure they
having experience together I’m sure they didn’t just get together today they got
didn’t just get together today they got
didn’t just get together today they got together because they were in the same
together because they were in the same
together because they were in the same space so back to the site again so we
space so back to the site again so we
space so back to the site again so we look at the site and say oh my god now
look at the site and say oh my god now
look at the site and say oh my god now now we have a way of looking at this in
now we have a way of looking at this in
now we have a way of looking at this in a special way how can we build a
a special way how can we build a
a special way how can we build a sustainable community for 45,000
sustainable community for 45,000
sustainable community for 45,000 individuals that bridges diversity using
individuals that bridges diversity using
individuals that bridges diversity using technology in the right way that that is
technology in the right way that that is
technology in the right way that that is really represents our high values and we
really represents our high values and we
really represents our high values and we look at the site and it’s beautiful it’s
look at the site and it’s beautiful it’s
look at the site and it’s beautiful it’s got these cars formations so how can we
got these cars formations so how can we
got these cars formations so how can we take those cars formations and not
take those cars formations and not
take those cars formations and not create who knows what Midwestern City is
create who knows what Midwestern City is
create who knows what Midwestern City is this who knows where what city this is
this who knows where what city this is
this who knows where what city this is in China so how can we create a city
in China so how can we create a city
in China so how can we create a city that has some character here right that
that has some character here right that
that has some character here right that doesn’t become any old city that was
doesn’t become any old city that was
doesn’t become any old city that was Nanjing I don’t know what the Midwestern
Nanjing I don’t know what the Midwestern
Nanjing I don’t know what the Midwestern city is it just
city is it just
city is it just so you have these land formations
so you have these land formations
so you have these land formations outside of the city and then you have
outside of the city and then you have
outside of the city and then you have the future planned roads inside the city
the future planned roads inside the city
the future planned roads inside the city that then begin to cause those divisions
that then begin to cause those divisions
that then begin to cause those divisions again right there are seven plots of
again right there are seven plots of
again right there are seven plots of land here there could be seven different
land here there could be seven different
land here there could be seven different divisions there but we’ve been begin to
divisions there but we’ve been begin to
divisions there but we’ve been begin to take those cars formations and the idea
take those cars formations and the idea
take those cars formations and the idea of them and begin to integrate them and
of them and begin to integrate them and
of them and begin to integrate them and create these peaks and valleys in the
create these peaks and valleys in the
create these peaks and valleys in the site and begin to bridge those divisions
site and begin to bridge those divisions
site and begin to bridge those divisions lift those gates and we’ve caught we
lift those gates and we’ve caught we
lift those gates and we’ve caught we begin to create these interconnected
begin to create these interconnected
begin to create these interconnected paths similar to how you have in Hong
paths similar to how you have in Hong
paths similar to how you have in Hong Kong but we we’ve widened them so that
Kong but we we’ve widened them so that
Kong but we we’ve widened them so that they have kind of these Park connector
they have kind of these Park connector
they have kind of these Park connector issues and then there are these
issues and then there are these
issues and then there are these waterways and and peaks and valleys in
waterways and and peaks and valleys in
waterways and and peaks and valleys in the site that are the buildings and then
the site that are the buildings and then
the site that are the buildings and then there’s the section where where people
there’s the section where where people
there’s the section where where people can walk across the street feel safe and
can walk across the street feel safe and
can walk across the street feel safe and not not feel the division of the road
not not feel the division of the road
not not feel the division of the road and that’s the plan and the beauty of
and that’s the plan and the beauty of
and that’s the plan and the beauty of this particular site in Gwaine so is
this particular site in Gwaine so is
this particular site in Gwaine so is there are 20 distinct minority groups
there are 20 distinct minority groups
there are 20 distinct minority groups currently living on the site and instead
currently living on the site and instead
currently living on the site and instead of assimilating them we are integrating
of assimilating them we are integrating
of assimilating them we are integrating them into the fabric of the site we are
them into the fabric of the site we are
them into the fabric of the site we are taking them allowing them to farm the
taking them allowing them to farm the
taking them allowing them to farm the land on the site farm the the urban
land on the site farm the the urban
land on the site farm the the urban farms allow them interact with the
farms allow them interact with the
farms allow them interact with the communities the social activities that
communities the social activities that
communities the social activities that occur on the site allow them to the farm
occur on the site allow them to the farm
occur on the site allow them to the farm survive thrive for themselves and for
survive thrive for themselves and for
survive thrive for themselves and for the communities beyond and sell and make
the communities beyond and sell and make
the communities beyond and sell and make living for themselves they’re working
living for themselves they’re working
living for themselves they’re working with Hitachi to do that we working with
with Hitachi to do that we working with
with Hitachi to do that we working with Hitachi to to bring the best of
Hitachi to to bring the best of
Hitachi to to bring the best of technology in terms of AI and
technology in terms of AI and
technology in terms of AI and supercomputing into the sensors into the
supercomputing into the sensors into the
supercomputing into the sensors into the community to be able to track and
community to be able to track and
community to be able to track and monitor everything in the community and
monitor everything in the community and
monitor everything in the community and keep the affordability of the community
keep the affordability of the community
keep the affordability of the community key real estate is what really
key real estate is what really
key real estate is what really undermines the the the divisions in in
undermines the the the divisions in in
undermines the the the divisions in in poverty and in people in the world right
poverty and in people in the world right
poverty and in people in the world right now and there are sustainability as well
now and there are sustainability as well
now and there are sustainability as well we’re making sure that all these
we’re making sure that all these
we’re making sure that all these communities are sustainable and
communities are sustainable and
communities are sustainable and affordable by by introducing solar
affordable by by introducing solar
affordable by by introducing solar panels and greens and waterways and and
panels and greens and waterways and and
panels and greens and waterways and and water conservation and passive and solar
water conservation and passive and solar
water conservation and passive and solar heating cooling so these are some of the
heating cooling so these are some of the
heating cooling so these are some of the photos from the site we’re terracing the
photos from the site we’re terracing the
photos from the site we’re terracing the residential to allow for that urban
residential to allow for that urban
residential to allow for that urban farming we’re creating
farming we’re creating
farming we’re creating conditions where the center of the site
conditions where the center of the site
conditions where the center of the site is this big Greenway you never see any
is this big Greenway you never see any
is this big Greenway you never see any roads hopefully in the site and you
roads hopefully in the site and you
roads hopefully in the site and you bring people together and the buildings
bring people together and the buildings
bring people together and the buildings become those karst formations that
become those karst formations that
become those karst formations that exists in the site and they Terrace back
exists in the site and they Terrace back
exists in the site and they Terrace back and and people are hanging out and the
and and people are hanging out and the
and and people are hanging out and the buildings become these kind of
buildings become these kind of
buildings become these kind of sculptures in the landscape and people
sculptures in the landscape and people
sculptures in the landscape and people are having fun and and it’s only in a
are having fun and and it’s only in a
are having fun and and it’s only in a third-tier city imagine if we could do
third-tier city imagine if we could do
third-tier city imagine if we could do this in a third-tier city and this is
this in a third-tier city and this is
this in a third-tier city and this is that karst formation condition and this
that karst formation condition and this
that karst formation condition and this is a rendering of the condition so in
is a rendering of the condition so in
is a rendering of the condition so in the next 10 years this is going to be
the next 10 years this is going to be
the next 10 years this is going to be built piece by piece so empathy and
built piece by piece so empathy and
built piece by piece so empathy and design design and empathy empathetic
design design and empathy empathetic
design design and empathy empathetic design we believe is key to really
design we believe is key to really
design we believe is key to really bringing and bridging families and
bringing and bridging families and
bringing and bridging families and communities together and I would hope
communities together and I would hope
communities together and I would hope that I could make my grandfather proud
that I could make my grandfather proud
that I could make my grandfather proud of the country he saved and children
of the country he saved and children
of the country he saved and children raised in these communities can lift
raised in these communities can lift
raised in these communities can lift those gates and hopefully one day save
those gates and hopefully one day save
those gates and hopefully one day save the world themselves thanks
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