WEEK 4: Tutorial

From last week design charette our group discussed the findings further. From our previous thoughts, we thought more broadly and discussed future changes in general such technology and architecture due to the forced scenario of the no-car policy.

To focus on our future predications we decided to set the time of our scenario to be 2040.
We questioned and predicted the following:

• Road use. Will people still use roads? Green space or agriculture uses?
• Self-driving cars seem plausible with google already using them (source)
• Forming a ubiquitous transport system
• People shop from home and produce produce using 3d printers
• Waste is redundant as it become used for fuel or changed into other products using nanobot
• City becomes a resource for food, water, energy, recreation, green space, IV, organ growth.
• Will we have jobs, with robots being more stronger and greater intelligence?
• City will become more decentralised with major hubs including: Chermside, Indropillly, Logan and Ipswich.
• I had a personal ephiany realising we forgot about the internet. The INTERNET will dramatically change our lifestyles and surroundings. Already people depend on the internet for communication, entertainment, and employment. What will happen in the future?

Pod Transportation Source

In relation to our set scenario policy of no cars within the CBD, it was not seen to be a barrier at all. Cars have been in use since the start of the last century, why wouldn’t this change? Accessiblity has been a major impact to architectural design, especially in brisbane, promoting distant and larger properties. Changes in transport are expected, however i failed to see certain transport systems such as: tube transportation and pod transportation to be developed (see above and below).

Tube Transportation

These systems of transport neglect exisitng infrastructure. What happens when there is a system faster than there movement of travel? I predict that self-driving cars and high speed rail will become more evident. These use our existing infrastructure, with roads and railways, rather creating new ones.