Smart City
FLDDesign approaches to creating responsive, sustainable urban environments through technology, modularity, and adaptive infrastructure.
Customized Instant City Module Operating System: A Second, Movable City Above Barcelona's Eixample
A post-metabolist plan for Barcelona's Eixample inserts a mobile lattice of modules into the air, rooftops and courtyards rather than razing the grid.
INI Design Studio Transforms a Neglected Depression into a 75-Acre Urban Lake for Rajkot
Atal Sarovar applies water-sensitive urbanism to turn a low-lying wasteland in Gujarat into a civic anchor for a smart city.
Instant City: Archigram's Roaming Metropolis Rebuilt as a Fleet of Unfolding Cultural Modules
A fleet of autonomous modules unfolds from compact transport forms into stages, markets and cinemas, turning plazas into temporary cultural venues.
Michel Rémon, Associés, and ARCHIMATH Reinvent the Courtyard Hospital in Morocco's Desert
A 58,000 m² medical campus near Marrakech channels the ancient Bîmâristân through fiber-concrete moucharabieh and sun-driven planning.
Reflection on Public Interfaces: A Municipal Headquarters Recast as Shared Civic Ground in Hubballi
Shreya Mahabalshetti's thesis opens a closed municipal compound to the city, pairing reused colonial blocks with porous new civic volumes.
City Center, Indore: A Mixed-Use Thesis That Folds Market, Culture and Hotel into One Walkable Node
Keshav Rathi's thesis reinterprets the Indian market as a compact urban node where retail streets, a cultural plaza and a stepped hotel share ground.
Smart City Graz Square: A Human-Centered Urban Vision by Gangoly & Kristiner Architekten
Smart City Graz Square blends human-centered design with sustainable architecture, creating inclusive urban living through shared spaces, green connectivity, and modern community-focused planning.
A City Knit & Fit: Turning Mumbai's Railways into Living Infrastructure
A proposal to transform over 100 hectares of Mumbai's rail corridors into layered systems of housing, water management, and green mobility.
Opposign: A Signage Pole That Lets Citizens Vote on the Street
Ashish Sanwal reimagines the humble wayfinding pole as a biometric civic interface built from eco-friendly plastic wood and modular metal inserts.
Archis: Turning the Humble Streetlamp into Modular Smart City Infrastructure
A modular pole system integrates seating, hawker shades, bicycle racks, and connectivity into one adaptable urban fixture.
Health & The City: Turning Mumbai's Footpaths into Wellness Infrastructure
A modular urban furniture system embeds exercise, hydration, and rest into Mumbai's pedestrian network to fight a citywide health crisis.
Linear City: Modular AI-Driven Urbanism Where Pods Replace Buildings
A speculative linear metropolis of 3D-printed recyclable pods, drone ports, and an intelligent spine connecting Asian megacities by monorail.
