Architecture of the future: best projects

Technical progress is developing at a crazy pace. What still seemed impossible ten years ago, today is reality! Incredible pictures from the works of science fiction writers of the last century for modern people have become commonplace and commonplace. The architecture of the future is gradually entering the urban landscapes. In this article, we present to your attention the largest, most ambitious and best architectural projects.

"Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus" - a futuristic and unusual project of the railway station, which was developed in the studio Aedas. Its area is 430 thousand square meters. According to the idea of the author Andrew Bomberg, it is designed for 15 ways for high-speed trains connecting Hong Kong and Beijing. According to the author's creative plan, the relief architecture of the future station will change its height, thereby opening a panoramic view of the city's sights for visitors. It is also planned to replace existing routes, which will significantly reduce travel time. According to preliminary estimates, the completion of the implementation is planned in 2015. The masterpiece is located in Hong Kong. And it will perform the function of a large-scale communication center, which will play the role of the iconic "gateway" of the metropolis.

In 2011, the Malaysian studio Sarly Adre Bin Sarkum presented the project of the underwater skyscraper "The hO2 + scraper" (as part of the annual eVolo Skyscraper competition, in which various bureaus and studios present their vision of what the architecture of the future will look like). Projects, the studio Sarly Adre Bin Sarkum repeatedly produced a furor (and this was no exception!). According to the developers, this facility will fully produce everything that is necessary for functioning independently. In shape, the building resembles a cone-shaped funnel with a series of bioluminescent tentacles at the bottom and green plantations at the top. In the above-water part of the complex there are agricultural structures and pastures, which will provide residents with food. There are also bio-factories for the production of oxygen to provide space in the underwater part, as well as wind power plants. It also provides for energy from the sun and waves.

Under the agricultural complex are offices. Under them are planned premises for which natural lighting is not necessary: shops, cinemas, clubs, restaurants, staff rooms, etc. The tier below are laboratories for processing and accumulating energy, cleaning sea water, food production plants, and other business premises. In the lowest tier of the floating skyscraper are ballast chambers, which ensure the stability of the structure (even under adverse weather conditions).

It is worth noting that the architecture of the future lies not only in the use of unusual forms and materials, bold design ideas, but also in compiling with the achievements of science and technology. One of the latest trends and the main theme that architects around the world carefully work on is environmental friendliness and concern for the environment. And this is the future!