Tomorrow's Blueprint

TOMORROW'S BLUEPRINT

- ADAPTING FOR CHANGE -

Eixample Barcelona, Spain

This research explores the significant impact of societal decisions on our built environment, emphasizing the need for foresight in design. It invites designers to expand their imagination and anticipate future trends, to develop adaptable solutions for emerging challenges. By considering a range of plausible futures, the methodology can assist in strategic planning while encouraging the creation of visionary yet practical designs that push the boundaries of what is currently possible. In essence, it fosters a deeper appreciation for creativity and foresight in shaping a resilient and innovative built environment.

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A LENS ON TODAY'S CONDITIONS

UNDERSTANDING UNCERTAINTY IN SPECULATION

1- Graphic representation of the cone of plausibility (originally designed by Taylor 1998, and further developed by Heuer and Pherson in 2014)

2- The equalizer: Usually, an equalizer (EQ) is an audio processing tool used to adjust the balance between different frequency components in an audio signal. In this case, the equalizer helps adjust the presets of future scenarios. Knowing that the data collected have different units and are not comparable in a quantitative way, the idea is to take as common neutral the projected future, whose trends have previously been established. There are two directions to be considered for each trend: increase and decrease. This is the the only feature that highlights the variations in value of the trend, in the probable future in question.

SCENARIO MAKING

YEAR 2123 - DYSTOPIC SCENARIO

- image designed using Midjourney AI for main element generation, 3Ds Max and Lumion 11 for modeling and rendering of adjacent buildings, and Adobe Photoshop for elements collage and seamless cohesiveness -