New York-based firm 'WORKac' teamed up with art collective 'Ant Farm' to create this conceptual floating city design plan. The project was inspired by old drawings, which were actually lost in a fire.
In an act to restore and redevelop the partially salvaged old drawings, the plans rapidly unfolded. The design plan features past inspiration with modernized ideas that filled in the gaps of the lost drawings from the archives. The drawings were turned into a floating city design, which is called '3-C.CITY: Climate, Convention, and Cruise.'
By combing old visions with modern ideas, it allows two radically different views to combine into one cohesive plan. The installation is currently set up at the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which is where it will remain until January 2016.
What's Driving This Trend
- Combining Old and Modern
- The trend of combining old visions with modern ideas presents the opportunity for disruptive innovation in design and architecture.
- Floating Cities
- The trend of conceptual floating cities opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in urban planning and sustainable development.
- Architectural Salvage and Restoration
- The trend of salvaging and restoring architectural drawings and plans provides opportunities for disruptive innovation in historical preservation and design restoration.
Who This Affects Most
- Design and Architecture
- The design and architecture industry can leverage the trend of combining old and modern ideas to create unique and innovative structures.
- Urban Planning
- The trend of floating cities offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the urban planning industry to reimagine city layouts and infrastructure on water.
- Historical Preservation
- The trend of salvaging and restoring architectural drawings and plans presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the historical preservation industry to revive lost designs and concepts.
