Trying to think about what kind of a future to design I decided to start with TED talks to try and explore the possibilities
of our future and was not left empty handed.
Larry Brilliant looks at the direction our
civilisation is heading towards, with increasing globalisation and the
disparity between the rich and the poor and their ability to survive in the
changing world.
There are possibilities for viruses and pandemics of unknown
proportions. Every day there are riots and fights, over resources, over
religion. We are a population that is slowly destroying everything around us.
There are so many directions that our future could head in, and therefore so
many directions for an 'Architecture Fiction'.
His case study of Bangladesh looked into sea level rises, the
idea that because of our emissions and global warming 20-30 inches of sea level
rises (50-76cm) is inevitable even if we cease emissions. This has devastating
possibilities, wide spread, from the environment not being able to function
anymore, and 100 000 000 people displaced.
He then outlines possibilities of new viruses we're creating
and finding from the globalised world we live in. Communicable diseases from
animals that have jumped species, and infected humans.
He reminded me that we have known about the problems of our
actions for 50 years and still we continue to destroy the environment has made
me think, that real change will not occur without a huge wake-up call.
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