Vertical City
Urban design exploring high-density vertical development, modular systems, and stacked city 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.
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.
Atlantis 2023: Vertical Farm Towers That Turn a City's Waste Into Its Own Food Supply
Jakub Sokólski proposes a network of timber farming towers where organic waste, water and energy circulate in a closed loop inside the dense city.
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.
Shanghai Tianshang: A Vertical Metropolis Where Public Life Leaves the Ground
A speculative master thesis reimagines Shanghai as a layered aerial city of sky streets, suspended parks, and interconnected towers by 2080.
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.
Vi2 Engagement Center: A Sentient Building for Singapore's Smart City Future
Near Changi Business Park, an AI-driven engagement hub merges adaptive architecture with wellness, sustainability, and venture incubation.
Compact Houseive: Turning a Kuala Lumpur Shoplot into a Multi-Generational Vertical Home
An abandoned shoplot on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman becomes a split-level family dwelling that stacks private retreats, shared living, and a ground-floor bus
Synchronicity: AI-Driven Vertical Urbanism Reimagines Seoul's Skyline
A conceptual skyscraper fuses artificial intelligence, compact living, and integrated green systems into a self-contained vertical city for Seoul.
Comfort Hub: Hexagonal Modules That Breathe Life into Guangzhou's Humid Urban Villages
A climate-responsive modular system uses humid air recycling and honeycomb geometry to transform neglected alleys into social micro-hubs.
Life Within 1 KM: A Walkable Microtown Planted in Moscow's Post-Industrial ZIL District
A 40-30-30 live-work-play masterplan that folds aquaponics, passive solar design, and shared workspaces into a single walkable kilometer.
Dubai Tower: A Vertical City Designed for Air Mobility and Green Living in 2050
A mixed-use skyscraper splits its mass with a central void to channel daylight, airflow, and a new model of urban coexistence in Dubai.
