Originally published on bbc.com/culture
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What comes to mind when you imagine the future of architecture?
Towering glass skyscrapers in wacky shapes? Floating cities of clustered buildings overflowing with greenery?
How about a recycled brick? Or a diagram explaining how an AI system works?
You might be surprised to find these two in Radical Architecture of the Future, a new book by curator and editor Beatrice Galilee, that showcases 79 projects by architects, artists, film-makers, game designers, researchers and many others. These projects point to a “possible direction for the future of architecture”, explains Galilee via video call. She describes the book as a “lighthouse”, a signal of hope amidst the darkness of the climate crisis and social inequalities felt across the planet…
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Originally published on bbc.com/culture
