# Potential Plan Museums Never Built: Los Angeles Will Showcase a 'What If' Scenerio By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-01-20 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/los-angeles-exhibition References: [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1371435920/never-built-los-angeles) & [aplusd.org](http://aplusd.org/) A 'what if?' themed Los Angeles exhibition is on its way to be showcased by A+D Museum, Sam Lubell, and Greg Goldin for spring 2013. Never Built is a project currently underway that pushes the [urban design perspectives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-for-architecture) and dreams into wild extends. Los Angeles is a unique city for the fact that it doesn't have a city central, but is rather divided into districts that have their own niche offerings. Never Built museum will demonstrate [master plans of parks, transportation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-normal-exihibition) and other areas of urban life through video, writing and other media channels. The upcoming Los Angeles exhibition will unveil spectacular stories of the city's past urban design and the blunting attitudes to maximize the city's potential; it will motivate the engineers and planners to once again, dare to dream. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Regional](https://www.trendhunter.com/regional) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Urban Design Speculation:** Exhibiting unrealized urban design concepts can inspire creative thinking for new city projects and technologies. - **City Planning Reevaluation:** Reassessing past plans can identify opportunities for improving infrastructure and addressing urban challenges with novel approaches. - **Virtual Urban Reality Experience:** Creating virtual models of unbuilt urban projects can provide immersive experiences for education, entertainment and planning purposes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture & Design Firms:** Offering services for speculating and visualizing unrealized urban projects can be a unique competitive advantage and revenue stream. - **Smart City Management Companies:** Collaborating with museums to showcase unbuilt urban projects and crowdsourcing citizen feedback can provide valuable insights for urban planning and management strategies. - **Educational Institutions:** Hosting exhibitions and online courses about unrealized urban projects can educate future planners and architects and promote innovative thinking for urban design. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable Futures Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planet-city.md) - [Forgotten Theme-Park Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forgotten-fantasy.md) - [Desert-Inspired Art Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/las-vegas-museum-of-art.md) - [Building Plan Design Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jean-nouvel-2.md) - [Free City-Wide Museum Days](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museums-freeforall.md) - [Artful Inaugural Design Fairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-miamila.md) - [Futuristic Museum Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unnatural-history-museum-of-singapore.md) - [Zero-Carbon City Concept Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-normal-exihibition.md) - [Sensory Museum Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sensory-museum.md)