Believing that the "future lies in the synergy between man, technology and nature", the project proposes a ‘zero’ ideal to strive toward, implying no emissions, waste, or pesticides since the produce could be farmed from as far as out of your window.ĭecade of Resilience by Yeonsu Lee, Himanshu Manuja, Qi Shang, and Varun Embar Sainath, creates a platform where people and growing AI technology coexist Image: Yeonsu Lee, Himanshu Manuja, Qi Shang, and Varun E S The Vertical Sea by Arya Sejpal, Yuanbo Liu, Yutong Liu, and Shuyu Luo looks at an urban farming solution that develops agricultural spaces through the use of floating, modular farms on urban roofs. The project doesn’t propose a complete removal of technology from our lives, but instead focuses on the introduction of alternate urban places to embrace simple connections with people.
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Escape From Data: A Data-Free Community On The Roof by Can Berkay Turhan, Jedsada Baiya, and Mia and Yang Jing Han, aims to create a "data free community" wherein people can escape from the clutches of the digital life and unwind. Decade of Resilience by Yeonsu Lee, Himanshu Manuja, Qi Shang, and Varun Embar Sainath, creates a platform where people and growing AI technology coexist, efficiently delivering services and goods. Floating Environments by Vatsal Hemant Shah, Luca Micheli, and Ecem Argin aims to create an environment within an urban setting where pollinators and other small animals can co-exist and collaborate with humans. The four projects on display include Floating Environments Escape From Data: A Data-Free Community On The Roof The Vertical Sea and Decade Of Resilience, each feeding different datum into the urban system, and presenting the results through visual manipulation.
Symbolising the 'junction of land and sky and, at the same time, a tangible sign of the society's fragmentation', the roof was an important urban element in all the proposals Image: Courtesy of Domus Academy In the same spirit, the NEXT that the installation probes in our urban landscapes is manifested in a selection of Domus Academy workshop projects related to the 21 st century city that examine the built environment through varied modified lenses, or datum. The allure of such projects at the Milan Design Week, irrespective of the edition or the time of the year they are talked about, is that the discussions they may inspire extend beyond the scope of a single event. That the projects - curated by the Director of Education at Domus, Mark Anderson, and by architect and professor Dante Donegani - come from an institution that has been rather intrinsic to the design culture of Milan, being among the top design schools globally, and the alma mater of several renowned designers, transforms the exhibit into a legacy display.
Not only is it refreshing to see a project examining and extrapolating urban systems and the "datum" fed into them amidst scores of product launches, it also brings forth the importance of speculative student projects on a global stage. Even if presented as an interactive installation at Alcova, via Simone Saint Bon 1 as part of Fuorisalone at the Milan Design Week 2022, Next Urban Landscapes: Datum and Resiliency by the Domus Academy emerges as a thought-project with ramifications extending further beyond the biggest festival of design on the planet.
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