Something Interesting for reading & dreaming about what the future will looks like although it's not real.
WOHA: masterplan for singapore 2050
during singapore design week 09, WOHA presented 'architects save the world and bring joy to the millions', a masterplan for singapore for the year 2050. the projects were compiled into a newspaper titled the 'strange times' which had a science-fiction approach throughout, and included stories on the various structural developments of singapore's future, along with advertising related to the tourism and agricultural industries of the nation. the newspaper was dated thursday, november 24th, 2050 a look ahead at the possibilities which lie ahead for singapore.
the masterplan 2050 draws on CPR2100, an original proposal which first introduced a coastal protective ring(CPR) around singapore, from which many of the country's vital infrastructure systems have stemmed. the overall scheme is made-up of four quadrants:
Sun city, Bay of tides, East coast parkland and Jurong Plantations.
Goto this link to read the details of the 2050 masterplan & futuristic pictures.
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...pore-2050.html