Sustainability and Urbanism-Housing and Life in the Future

摘要

What should 21st century architecture do?The world's population will rise to 9.3 billion by 2050.Most of them ,if we can believe the prognoses,will live in big cities.Some will live in megacities with up 100 million inhabitants.At the same time,cites are responsible for 80% of carbon dioxide emissions.In the future,we will require an urban building culture that allows for incredibly dense living.Tokyo,Shanghai or New York are well-functioning contemporary examples.Or do we require a new mode of thinking in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and the social distancing that ensued?Current events illustrate the vulnerability of such megacities.