MArch Architecture Unit 14
14.11 The Bartlett School of Architecture 2017
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14.13 Fig. 14.11 Joshua Honeysett Y5, ‘Paris Interchange, 2054’. The project speculates on a radical future for urban transportation in Paris. It envisions a world where cars and elevators have become streamlined into a singular multidirectional elevator network, VTOL aircrafts have become commercially viable, and the Hyperloop has been realised. The extensive transport network is housed underground, freeing the streets of Paris to become landscaped public space/parks. Fig. 14.12 Alex Bramhill Y4, ‘Il Viaggio Nella Democrazia (The Journey Into Democracy)’. ‘The Journey into Democracy' explores the reformation of the corrupt Italian political system through the creation of a mobile political vessel. This new travelling ‘direct democracy’ vessel places power into the hands of the populace, addressing how to retain 210
Italy’s national identity whilst undergoing political devolution. Fig. 14.13 Christopher Singh Y4, ‘The Porta Alpina Revival’. A prototype transport hub as part of a wider sub-Alpine transportation network, made possible by advanced excavation technologies – a vehicle for the democratisation of the Alps.