While contemplating the Convoluted Corrosion project, one must consider it in the conceptual sense. You will not see the familiar roads and highrises of the world's contemporary metropolises, but instead an all-consuming coral-like structure.
Designers Sebastian Bialkowski, Ana Stefanovic, Xintian Li, Andrew Mogylnyi, Mahmoud el Hakim and Claudia Stoica collaborated on this fantastical simulation of the evolution of the urban environment. It is based on the notion that society and its artificial surroundings will come to behave more and more like an expanding and changing organism that is constantly undergoing a quickening cycle of producing and consuming.
Convoluted Corrosion actually imagines how Maribor, Slovenia might look one hundred years in the future. It anticipates the swallowing up of suburban settlements and the increasing population in the city's complex core.
Reef-Like Urban Expansions
Convoluted Corrosion Imagines the Organic Growth of the Future City
Trend Themes
1. Organic Urbanism - The trend of designing urban environments to mimic organic structures and growth patterns presents opportunities for architects, urban planners, and construction companies to explore innovative and sustainable approaches.
2. Coral-like Structures - The trend towards designing buildings and infrastructure to resemble coral formations presents opportunities for materials scientists, architects, and engineers to develop new and unique construction materials and techniques.
3. Circular Economy - The concept of society and its surroundings behaving like an expanding organism presents opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses to develop circular economy principles in urban planning and development, placing emphasis on sustainability, resource efficiency, and waste reduction.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture - The trend towards organic urbanism presents an opportunity for architects to experiment with new design approaches, materials, and shapes, as well as the development of prefabricated building techniques and modular construction systems.
2. Urban Planning - The shift towards organic urbanism and circular economy principles presents an opportunity for urban planners to reimagine urban environments as interconnected systems and develop strategies for sustainable and equitable urban development.
3. Construction - The trend towards designing buildings and infrastructure to resemble natural formations, such as coral reefs, presents an opportunity for construction companies to develop innovative and sustainable approaches to building, including the use of biomimicry and 3D printing technologies.