"SHOULDTOPIA"
THE STORY OF A PLACE
As the 2007 conceptual precursor of the FLOATING Mirrored Cities
THE PLACE OF THE CITY
"My city will have singing birds
It will have grass and dirt
Clean, fresh air, cooled and
Warmed by the earth
Energy, heat and light of the
Sun and winds and water.
"My city will have singing birds
It will have grass and dirt
Clean, fresh air, cooled and
Warmed by the earth
Energy, heat and light of the
Sun and winds and water.
It will grow to the sun and sink
Under water and burrow into
The folds of the land.
And its people will soar, swim,
Dig for comfort or challenge.
At the choice.
Under water and burrow into
The folds of the land.
And its people will soar, swim,
Dig for comfort or challenge.
At the choice.
This city is a place of crossroads.
Where old choices are remembered
And new ones alight,
So one may choose.
Where old choices are remembered
And new ones alight,
So one may choose.
It should make one peaceful.
It should me one fiery,
It should make one want to grow old and build.
It should me one fiery,
It should make one want to grow old and build.
The blood of my city is not money
But the thoughts and dreams flowing through
The veins of its citizens,
Benevolent, powerful, individual.
But the thoughts and dreams flowing through
The veins of its citizens,
Benevolent, powerful, individual.
The walls crumble, the rainwater flows into
Tadpole inhabited puddles and ponds.
Children poke at grass, snakes, hedgehogs,
Toads and lizards. They climb the
Trees for apples and cherries, and search
The pretties flowers for their first love."
Tadpole inhabited puddles and ponds.
Children poke at grass, snakes, hedgehogs,
Toads and lizards. They climb the
Trees for apples and cherries, and search
The pretties flowers for their first love."
2007 Wien, AT
"SHOULDTOPIA" by Adrian Trifu
regenerative future village superstructure
institute for urban planning, technische universität wien, 2007
Rememberance: Utopia/ Shouldtopia
regenerative future village superstructure
institute for urban planning, technische universität wien, 2007
Rememberance: Utopia/ Shouldtopia
Two towers appear on the land. Underneath each of them there is a power plant in the shape of a microalgae biodiesel pond. The towers grow over time and become a working place for scientists and artists, teachers and engineers. Now the site can fuel a true settlement, therefore a macrostructure begins to develop between the two towers. Inside this grand structure, simple houses huddle together and socialize, depending on the affinities of their masters. The summer comes and the small houses leave the shelter of the mantle, for the warmth of the surrounding fields. Workshops organize inside the now empty structure. It is a good time to build a new tower, that will fuel the settlement's growth even further.
THE BODY
The clay binds glass and steel and stone,
Nurtures the trees of the green and holds.
The sun-celled towers.
It is foundation and body to the city.
The clay binds glass and steel and stone,
Nurtures the trees of the green and holds.
The sun-celled towers.
It is foundation and body to the city.
It can pe reshaped, renewed, multiplied,
Actively, instantly.
Actively, instantly.
It heats up when you’re cold and
Cools down when you’re hot,
It breathes and sweats for you,
When it covers you.
Cools down when you’re hot,
It breathes and sweats for you,
When it covers you.
It is intelligent and responsive.
It learns when to hold tightly or when
To soften up,
When to light up or hush the sounds.
It learns when to hold tightly or when
To soften up,
When to light up or hush the sounds.
When germinated, it takes care of the seeds
Inside him and nurtures the life.
It knows a place of him is too hot,
So it will grow trees to shade it.
When a green limb of his is thirsty, it
Will ask for water, when weak it
Will strengthen it.
Inside him and nurtures the life.
It knows a place of him is too hot,
So it will grow trees to shade it.
When a green limb of his is thirsty, it
Will ask for water, when weak it
Will strengthen it.
THE SHAPE
It can consume older shapes to
Extend/ replace/ repair,
or
It can blossom to enrich something
already beautiful, healthy.
It can consume older shapes to
Extend/ replace/ repair,
or
It can blossom to enrich something
already beautiful, healthy.
It grows and defines itself spontaneously
Or can be formed by hand or tool,
Complemented with special “skins”
And abilities.
Or can be formed by hand or tool,
Complemented with special “skins”
And abilities.
It may be a physical or a conceptual
Entity.
Should exist, in fact.
Entity.
Should exist, in fact.
