#21- How cities will shape our future Feat. Vicente Guallart

In which kind of cities, we’ll be living by 2050? There are two potential futures, the Blade Runner scenario or the Self-sufficient city. Can buildings produce food, energy and become self-sufficient? The secret is how we can shift cities from being the problem into being the solution and empower the citizens. Podcast Intro – 0:30 Welcoming Vicente 4:10 Global Connectivity and local self-sufficiency – 6:35 Main challenges to work on – 12:55 Driving Action - 28:35 The cities that will lead change – 38:30 Closing – 42:30 Resources: Vicente Guallart Web: http://www.guallart.com/background Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfn-0b8yJe8 Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-RA5COKPok Music credits: Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic Chill by LiQWYD | https://www.instagram.com/liqwyd Summer Coffee by Barradeen | https://soundcloud.com/barradeen Synthetic by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Underwater by LiQWYD | https://www.instagram.com/liqwyd Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US