Utopian visions of the city weren't only the remit of Archigram and comic books. Companies like Ford, Olivetti and Disney, driven by strong ideas about the relationship between community & business tried building their own versions.
The history of toilets is the history of humanity. It’s abundant with good intention but it’s messy and it stinks. And despite every great civilization’s best efforts to solve the fecal problem, we still can’t quite get it right.
Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired, espouses technological determinism—the perspective that certain technologies have inherent qualities that are destined to become increasingly manifest, evoking a technological entropy of sorts.
The driverless car is more than just a passive mode of transport. It entails a new form of city life. As we make the shift from drivers to supervisors and from owners to users, we can expect a variety of transformations to take place.