our world is divided into three zones the lithosphere which is a solid earth
the lithosphere which is a solid earth
the lithosphere which is a solid earth the rock that we stand on the
the rock that we stand on the
the rock that we stand on the hydrosphere made up of water such as
hydrosphere made up of water such as
hydrosphere made up of water such as rivers lakes and the ocean and the
rivers lakes and the ocean and the
rivers lakes and the ocean and the vaporous atmosphere which we inhabit but
vaporous atmosphere which we inhabit but
vaporous atmosphere which we inhabit but unlike fish that inhabit the Seas in
unlike fish that inhabit the Seas in
unlike fish that inhabit the Seas in three dimensions fully from top to
three dimensions fully from top to
three dimensions fully from top to bottom we are bottom dwellers stuck at
bottom we are bottom dwellers stuck at
bottom we are bottom dwellers stuck at the bottom of the atmosphere which means
the bottom of the atmosphere which means
the bottom of the atmosphere which means that we’re vulnerable to natural
that we’re vulnerable to natural
that we’re vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes tsunamis
disasters such as earthquakes tsunamis
disasters such as earthquakes tsunamis floods and cyclones in the past decade
floods and cyclones in the past decade
floods and cyclones in the past decade more than a million people have been
more than a million people have been
more than a million people have been killed by these natural disasters
killed by these natural disasters
killed by these natural disasters costing more than half a trillion
costing more than half a trillion
costing more than half a trillion dollars in property and infrastructure
dollars in property and infrastructure
dollars in property and infrastructure damage more and more people are moving
damage more and more people are moving
damage more and more people are moving from the countryside into cities it’s
from the countryside into cities it’s
from the countryside into cities it’s estimated in two decades that two-thirds
estimated in two decades that two-thirds
estimated in two decades that two-thirds of the world’s population will be living
of the world’s population will be living
of the world’s population will be living in cities one out of every three people
in cities one out of every three people
in cities one out of every three people will be living on a sea coast Arctic ice
will be living on a sea coast Arctic ice
will be living on a sea coast Arctic ice is melting at unprecedented rates faster
is melting at unprecedented rates faster
is melting at unprecedented rates faster than we anticipated rates for sea level
than we anticipated rates for sea level
than we anticipated rates for sea level rise are probably obsolete which means
rise are probably obsolete which means
rise are probably obsolete which means that the cities on the coast are
that the cities on the coast are
that the cities on the coast are vulnerable to these natural disasters
vulnerable to these natural disasters
vulnerable to these natural disasters and sea level rise in 2008 New York City
and sea level rise in 2008 New York City
and sea level rise in 2008 New York City held a design competition for post
held a design competition for post
held a design competition for post disaster temporary housing they asked
disaster temporary housing they asked
disaster temporary housing they asked designers to imagine a neighborhood
designers to imagine a neighborhood
designers to imagine a neighborhood destroyed by a category three hurricane
destroyed by a category three hurricane
destroyed by a category three hurricane and to propose temporary housing cloud
and to propose temporary housing cloud
and to propose temporary housing cloud city is the concept based on an idea of
city is the concept based on an idea of
city is the concept based on an idea of keeping residents within their community
keeping residents within their community
keeping residents within their community by floating housing above their existing
by floating housing above their existing
by floating housing above their existing neighborhood allowing them to
neighborhood allowing them to
neighborhood allowing them to participate in the rebuilding of their
participate in the rebuilding of their
participate in the rebuilding of their city this didn’t happen in New Orleans
city this didn’t happen in New Orleans
city this didn’t happen in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
after Hurricane Katrina
after Hurricane Katrina more than 50% of the population of New
more than 50% of the population of New
more than 50% of the population of New Orleans was displaced after the
Orleans was displaced after the
Orleans was displaced after the hurricane neighborhoods were broken up
hurricane neighborhoods were broken up
hurricane neighborhoods were broken up communities were separated cloud city
communities were separated cloud city
communities were separated cloud city consists of an inflatable bladder filled
consists of an inflatable bladder filled
consists of an inflatable bladder filled with helium which would allow the units
with helium which would allow the units
with helium which would allow the units to float above existing buildings
to float above existing buildings
to float above existing buildings they’ll be prefabricated stored in
they’ll be prefabricated stored in
they’ll be prefabricated stored in warehouses and rapidly deploy with
warehouses and rapidly deploy with
warehouses and rapidly deploy with minimal site intervention plugging into
minimal site intervention plugging into
minimal site intervention plugging into existing utility lines this early
existing utility lines this early
existing utility lines this early project was a discovery in ungrounded
project was a discovery in ungrounded
project was a discovery in ungrounded architecture architecture that can peel
architecture architecture that can peel
architecture architecture that can peel up off of the surface of the earth and
up off of the surface of the earth and
up off of the surface of the earth and it started a several year long process
it started a several year long process
it started a several year long process of research into the atmosphere its
of research into the atmosphere its
of research into the atmosphere its structures its qualities and also ways
structures its qualities and also ways
structures its qualities and also ways in which we can support objects in the
in which we can support objects in the
in which we can support objects in the air such as balloons kites and
air such as balloons kites and
air such as balloons kites and satellites we found out that helium is
satellites we found out that helium is
satellites we found out that helium is actually a finite resource with limited
actually a finite resource with limited
actually a finite resource with limited supply it’s not renewable so balloons
supply it’s not renewable so balloons
supply it’s not renewable so balloons are not so very practical we looked at
are not so very practical we looked at
are not so very practical we looked at large man lifting kites and stable
large man lifting kites and stable
large man lifting kites and stable structures in the atmosphere such as the
structures in the atmosphere such as the
structures in the atmosphere such as the polar vortex or the jet stream with
polar vortex or the jet stream with
polar vortex or the jet stream with constant winds of 150 kilometers an hour
constant winds of 150 kilometers an hour
constant winds of 150 kilometers an hour that could support large weights and
that could support large weights and
that could support large weights and then satellites the space station in the
then satellites the space station in the
then satellites the space station in the space elevator which depend on orbital
space elevator which depend on orbital
space elevator which depend on orbital mechanics and gravity to suspend things
mechanics and gravity to suspend things
mechanics and gravity to suspend things in the air we also surveyed Architecture
in the air we also surveyed Architecture
in the air we also surveyed Architecture from the beginnings of history when
from the beginnings of history when
from the beginnings of history when people still lived in tents and were
people still lived in tents and were
people still lived in tents and were nomadic since humans moved out of caves
nomadic since humans moved out of caves
nomadic since humans moved out of caves buildings have become taller and taller
buildings have become taller and taller
buildings have become taller and taller over time starting with the pyramids the
over time starting with the pyramids the
over time starting with the pyramids the pagodas cathedrals the Eiffel Tower the
pagodas cathedrals the Eiffel Tower the
pagodas cathedrals the Eiffel Tower the Empire State Building and the Burj Dubai
Empire State Building and the Burj Dubai
Empire State Building and the Burj Dubai today
today
today as buildings have become taller and
as buildings have become taller and
as buildings have become taller and lighter more transparent we’ve started
lighter more transparent we’ve started
lighter more transparent we’ve started migrating into the sky since 1989
migrating into the sky since 1989
migrating into the sky since 1989 there’s been a group of people
there’s been a group of people
there’s been a group of people constantly living 400 kilometers above
constantly living 400 kilometers above
constantly living 400 kilometers above Earth’s surface in a laboratory called
Earth’s surface in a laboratory called
Earth’s surface in a laboratory called the space station on any given day
the space station on any given day
the space station on any given day there’s a million people in the sky
there’s a million people in the sky
there’s a million people in the sky traveling on airplanes right now and
traveling on airplanes right now and
traveling on airplanes right now and Alima tower is a concept for a floating
Alima tower is a concept for a floating
Alima tower is a concept for a floating skyscraper throughout history we’ve had
skyscraper throughout history we’ve had
skyscraper throughout history we’ve had an increasing effect on our environment
an increasing effect on our environment
an increasing effect on our environment today our impact is registered on a
today our impact is registered on a
today our impact is registered on a global scale panel limit our proposes
global scale panel limit our proposes
global scale panel limit our proposes inverting the traditional diagram of
inverting the traditional diagram of
inverting the traditional diagram of earth-based foundations instead
earth-based foundations instead
earth-based foundations instead depending on a space-based support by
depending on a space-based support by
depending on a space-based support by hanging a high-strength cable from an
hanging a high-strength cable from an
hanging a high-strength cable from an orbiting asteroid we can then build a
orbiting asteroid we can then build a
orbiting asteroid we can then build a tower onto the cable the tower would be
tower onto the cable the tower would be
tower onto the cable the tower would be placed into an eccentric orbit allowing
placed into an eccentric orbit allowing
placed into an eccentric orbit allowing it to travel between the southern and
it to travel between the southern and
it to travel between the southern and northern hemisphere on a daily basis it
northern hemisphere on a daily basis it
northern hemisphere on a daily basis it would be constructed along the cable
would be constructed along the cable
would be constructed along the cable stretching several thousands of
stretching several thousands of
stretching several thousands of kilometers from the surface to a place
kilometers from the surface to a place
kilometers from the surface to a place up in the atmosphere
programmatic uses would be distributed
programmatic uses would be distributed vertically along the tower with business
vertically along the tower with business
vertically along the tower with business and commercial uses towards the bottom
and commercial uses towards the bottom
and commercial uses towards the bottom and ceremonial or funerary uses towards
and ceremonial or funerary uses towards
and ceremonial or funerary uses towards the top and residential and gardening or
the top and residential and gardening or
the top and residential and gardening or greenhouse uses in between the tower
greenhouse uses in between the tower
greenhouse uses in between the tower taps into our desire for extreme height
taps into our desire for extreme height
taps into our desire for extreme height seclusion and mobility tapping the power
seclusion and mobility tapping the power
seclusion and mobility tapping the power of planetary design thinking its energy
of planetary design thinking its energy
of planetary design thinking its energy would be provided by space-based solar
would be provided by space-based solar
would be provided by space-based solar system panels place above the density of
system panels place above the density of
system panels place above the density of the atmosphere with constant exposure to
the atmosphere with constant exposure to
the atmosphere with constant exposure to the Sun there’ll be far more efficient
the Sun there’ll be far more efficient
the Sun there’ll be far more efficient than surface based
than surface based
than surface based solar panels access to the tower will be
solar panels access to the tower will be
solar panels access to the tower will be provided by transfer stations along the
provided by transfer stations along the
provided by transfer stations along the surface as well as passenger drones or
surface as well as passenger drones or
surface as well as passenger drones or for a quick way down parachutes if we
for a quick way down parachutes if we
for a quick way down parachutes if we can build a single building like this
can build a single building like this
can build a single building like this then why not multiply it and build a
then why not multiply it and build a
then why not multiply it and build a city that suspended offer there’s the
city that suspended offer there’s the
city that suspended offer there’s the surface of the earth imagine a single
surface of the earth imagine a single
surface of the earth imagine a single city a mega city that would house the
city a mega city that would house the
city a mega city that would house the world’s population if it was at the
world’s population if it was at the
world’s population if it was at the density of Paris how big would this city
density of Paris how big would this city
density of Paris how big would this city need to be it turns out we can house
need to be it turns out we can house
need to be it turns out we can house seven billion people in a city that’s
seven billion people in a city that’s
seven billion people in a city that’s half a kilometer wide and 10,000
half a kilometer wide and 10,000
half a kilometer wide and 10,000 kilometers long and about 80 stories
kilometers long and about 80 stories
kilometers long and about 80 stories high again
high again
high again packing the idea of the space elevator
packing the idea of the space elevator
packing the idea of the space elevator which has been around for a while we can
which has been around for a while we can
which has been around for a while we can attach a counterweight to the top of the
attach a counterweight to the top of the
attach a counterweight to the top of the cable and at the bottom we can build
cable and at the bottom we can build
cable and at the bottom we can build towers off earlier surface we can
towers off earlier surface we can
towers off earlier surface we can multiply these towers to build an entire
multiply these towers to build an entire
multiply these towers to build an entire city that wraps around the equator of
city that wraps around the equator of
city that wraps around the equator of the earth freeing up the surface to
the earth freeing up the surface to
the earth freeing up the surface to allow it to regrow regenerate and become
allow it to regrow regenerate and become
allow it to regrow regenerate and become wild again this idea proposes that
wild again this idea proposes that
wild again this idea proposes that people living in current cities move to
people living in current cities move to
people living in current cities move to this one single city around the equator
this one single city around the equator
this one single city around the equator this relocation can be negotiated for
this relocation can be negotiated for
this relocation can be negotiated for example if neighbouring countries who
example if neighbouring countries who
example if neighbouring countries who aren’t friendly with each other moves to
aren’t friendly with each other moves to
aren’t friendly with each other moves to the city that could be maybe be
the city that could be maybe be
the city that could be maybe be dispersed along the equator the city
dispersed along the equator the city
dispersed along the equator the city would stretch along the equator
would stretch along the equator
would stretch along the equator occupying a sweet spot where there are
occupying a sweet spot where there are
occupying a sweet spot where there are no seasons where the day and night are
no seasons where the day and night are
no seasons where the day and night are equal length and the temperatures are
equal length and the temperatures are
equal length and the temperatures are stable at about 20 degrees centigrade so
stable at about 20 degrees centigrade so
stable at about 20 degrees centigrade so we wouldn’t have the need for heating or
we wouldn’t have the need for heating or
we wouldn’t have the need for heating or air conditioning it would be optimized
air conditioning it would be optimized
air conditioning it would be optimized energy efficient a portion of the
energy efficient a portion of the
energy efficient a portion of the surface could be left over for managed
surface could be left over for managed
surface could be left over for managed autonomous agriculture farming to feed
autonomous agriculture farming to feed
autonomous agriculture farming to feed the city above this new organization an
the city above this new organization an
the city above this new organization an adjacency of people would necessitate
adjacency of people would necessitate
adjacency of people would necessitate new forms of living and a new politics
new forms of living and a new politics
new forms of living and a new politics of cooperation
of cooperation
of cooperation by condensing and minimizing our
by condensing and minimizing our
by condensing and minimizing our footprint on the surface of earth we can
footprint on the surface of earth we can
footprint on the surface of earth we can allow it to regenerate and regrow while
allow it to regenerate and regrow while
allow it to regenerate and regrow while preserving humanity from the hazards of
preserving humanity from the hazards of
preserving humanity from the hazards of living on the surface thank you
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