Just Imagine: City Visions

A positive and empowering look at the future of our cities and their important role in sustainability. Ken Yeang and Ross Lovegrove talk about their process and how nature and efficiency is their main inspiration.

It was good to wake up to this optimistic clip. Over the weekend I watched HOME for the fourth time. HOME (produced by PPR) is a bit like Planet Earth, but focuses on the natural patterns of the Earth, both visual and biological. Those we can see and those that happen over time. Half of the documentary focuses on how we have made more of an impact in the last 50 years than all the previous years combined. It is extremely informative, but I left the couch feeling like there is no hope for our planet. They did spend the last fifteen minutes talking about all the good things humans are doing to slow our rapid expansion, however I still felt defeated. I can appreciate the “tough love” tactic, especially since the planet seems to be at the end of its rope. However, this little piece makes me want to be a better designer, think about projects on a global level and use my skillz toward something good.

Paola Antonelli on design, science & technology

Paola Antonelli (senior curator in the Department of Architecture and Design for the Museum of Modern Art, New York) speaks at the Bigger Bang: Colliding Science & Design panel at the 5D conference. She focuses on the importance of the way that design, technology, and science work together to make advancements useful to society.

“…designers, when they are really good, take major revolutions in science and technology and they transform them into objects that people can use in their everyday life. So, basically, they bring revolutions home.”