I, for one, sense the growing trend towards making monolithic towers less imposing and more discreet. In fact, I predict that the next generation of skyscrapers is going to look like this:
That's a mountain. And yes, our buildings are going to like these: giant mounds supporting dense foliage and trees with numerous residential or commercial cells clustered underneath. As we march towards a tomorrow of scarcer resources and higher energy costs, we're going to look to nature for inspiration.
None of the glitzy steel and glass towers we have now will be any good in that future. Instead, in our cities will rise man-made structures mimicking our forest's ability to control climate. Materials will now include self-healing structures capable of growing and adapting to stresses and changes in displacement. Our buildings will work with the environment instead of imposing their will against the latter.
By then, mankind will know how to live with nature again.
Pretty cool, right?
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