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Hrama’s City In The Sky / Z U K U. If you dare to dream about a tranquil oasis where you can escape the congestion and pollution of the fast-paced cities then it might look a bit like Hrama’s City In The Sky . This was the result of the Megatropolis project that started with a few brains in London to build a vision of a ‘mega developed city’ in the future. Let’s hope that the idea is to have self-supporting towers as well as being free from everyday noise and stress.

It’s just a shame that, alongside the Tower Bridge, they kind of look like alien weeds growing out of London’s skyline. Inner Pond. Night Scene. Panoramic City View. Hrama. City in the Sky The concept 'City in the sky' is a concept about an imaginary tranquil oasis above the mega-developed and polluted city, where one can escape from the everyday noise and stress.

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It was developed as part of the 'Megatropolis' project, which started in London with few artists, invited to create their own visions for the future mega-developed city. The presentation depicts the familiar metropolitan areas of big cities that are with concentrated population of 10 million and above. Although it is realistically presented, the concept doesn't intend to be realistic in terms of structure-engineering or real living environment. City in the Sky: Futuristic Flower Towers Soar Above Modern Metropolises. The City in the Sky features glass and steel structures that support reflective ponds and sprawling lawns.

City in the Sky: Futuristic Flower Towers Soar Above Modern Metropolises

Groves of trees offer a calm respite from the chaos far below. But the bucolic yet sterile City in the Sky is apparently not completely free of invasive species. After all, creeping ivy (the dream of every homeowner until they own a house and realize what a nightmare it really is) is crawling up the copper-colored trellises. Higher than the LEED-certified Empire State Building and One World Trade Center, City in the Sky leaves us to assume that cherry trees would blossom year-round, pond lilies would daintily float in shimmering bodies of water, and the glass walls would shield residents and visitors from the winds that often smack New York and London. No word yet on whether City in the Sky would be self-supporting through local enterprises like fish farms in those lovely ponds or if residents will leave posters reminding visitors to behave.