MEGACITIES: Reality or Fiction? [Architecture in Sci-Fi]

[@DamiLeeArch]

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[@PetraKann]

As an architect have looked in detail at the causes of collapse of the 3 skyscrapers on 9/11? In particular building number 7

[@ummche14]

can you do a video on Neri Oxman and Francis Ford Coppola’s new project “Megalopolis”?

[@Joskemom]

@@PetraKann Airliners full of jet fuel crashed and the burning fuel destroyed the integrity of the steel girders. The building that fell first what the building that was last, but was hit at the mid level of the building. The tower that was hit first was hit at the top and it fell last. It was all about the weight. That 'small' building 7 was so badly damaged, it had to be destroyed. I hope this was not a question about a controlled demolition of the towers.

[@jouniosmala9921]

You got the lockdown in the Dredd completely wrong. It was criminal gangs controlling the block that turned the lockdown on when the Judges captured someone who knows the leader of the gang responsible for distribution of certain drug in the entire Megacity one that lived inside that block. They just used a system that's designed to protect inhabitants from nuclear blasts that are far away for the entire structure to survive and claimed it was a drill.

[@markc2371]

Mega City One didn't lock down because of a crime.. it was hacked by the drug dealers and initiated war time protocol

[@moandawg]

Just to be clear in the 2012 film Dredd they did not lock down the building because a crime had been committed. The gang that controlled the tower killed its maintenance staff, overrode the controls and enabled "War" mode which enabled the blast doors designed for nuclear attack to be lowered.

[@citronm1405]

Exactly.

[@jammerjansen]

Doesn't mean that it wasn't possible to do so if you wanted to. The building was clearly designed with that possibility. Perhaps the permit for "war precaution" was easier to obtain than the "crime lockdown" one :)

[@bobbygoestoabyss6624]

Poor homeless gateway dude. 😔

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

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[@4bschaum]

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[@j.d.4697]

As for the "blurring of private and public spaces" issue, I think that building in Chongqing where a public tram goes THROUGH a residential building, with a station right within the building, is a great case study.

[@vineetmishra2690]

Its China. There's nothing private there

[@jakedavidheilemann1208]

@@vineetmishra2690 There is with vpn, emps, and good soundproofing though! honestly though yeah nothing's private here.

[@twurtle12hd39]

@@jakedavidheilemann1208why are emps on that list

[@twurtle12hd39]

@@jakedavidheilemann1208also vpn isn’t privacy it’s just choosing who ur sharing ur data with. Someone still knows and can track everything u do

[@272arshan]

@@vineetmishra2690 there's no privacy anywhere where the internet exists

[@victore8342]

These shorts are extremely effective at getting you interested in the full length videos... she's doing KZbin right!

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

That's why I started watching too. 😅

[@albinoviper2876]

Kind of hard to get it wrong when YT tells you how to do it.

[@SirKolass]

Are you talking about the intro?

[@chasebell1414]

@@SirKolassthere was a KZbin short pertaining to this video, which is also why I’m watching right now! :)

[@Cainhelm]

8:50 even medieval Italy had this in Bologna. There were ~100 towers in the city, some connected by networks of bridges. The rich built the towers as residences to get away from rioting, and then they built the bridges so they could visit other towers without having to go down to street-level.

[@bubblingbubztheklown5902]

B-o-l-o-g-n-a 🎶🎶👩🏻‍🎤

[@mishkae]

About the pod access straight to the apartment, i definitely see this as a way to avoid absolutely every single social interaction outside of your chosen spheres, and your residence becomes a no-location completely cut off society which adds up to social isolation. It could also lead up to buildings built without internal circulation, cars essentially working as an elevator, generating more distance between neighbours.

[@maxinefinnfoxen]

This was exactly my thought when she explained it, which is why I was surprised that she saw it as the opposite, especially since she supports the idea that mixed use areas are better. I feel like it's pretty commonly understood on channels like this that private transportation is a cause of dystopian environments, but I guess that's not seen as objective as I thought.

[@hydra5758]

@@maxinefinnfoxen Yeah, I wasn't sure if I misunderstood her or what, direct residential exits seems to intuitively be pretty isolating.

[@NotEvenOverThere]

I feel like it generally just depends, in similar spaces I’ve seen wonderful communities flourish but it’s definitely based on the “type” of people within them. The average person would become isolated, but only because they choose not to be the arbiters of their own destiny, not because a building allows people who didn’t want to talk in the first place will never see you.

[@mishkae]

@@NotEvenOverThere what do you mean similar spaces?????

[@Gecko17k]

😢

[@El-Burrito]

When you mentioned Le Corbusier and talked about his design philosophies, that really reminded me of how cities are built in Cities Skylines. Made me chuckle a bit. It feels so easy to accidentally create something dystopian when you're trying to be neat.

[@harbl99]

Corbusier was wrong about everything. Just google his grave. That dustbin and sand cigarette end dump on a concrete plinth is the eternal resting place that he chose.

[@NirielWinx]

That's the main reason I can't play these games. I live in western Europe where there's pretty much no zoning (except logistics and dirty industry). It's so hard to do something like that in the old Sim City games or in skylines. In addition, rich people in those games want to drive their car even when public transportation is great, which is very American but doesn't hold at all in the Netherlands. Many things in those games feel wrong to me; they don't model what I'm used to.

[@edwardgoodwin9801]

​@@NirielWinxI wonder if its anything to do with the creators of the games. Like if they are American or European and how the game wants you to plan out ur builds

[@kayniki1745]

​@NirielWinx I think anno is a bit better

[@hydra5758]

The historically Western Obsession to individuate and specialize everything indirectly neglects the power of cohesion when different concepts intersect one another. In a city or living environment, it makes sense to make sure everything necessary for life (homes, stores, offices, etc.) are in close proximity to each other, because within the human experience, proximity and convenience are natural benefits to living well.

[@Slightquills]

I used to think dystopian megacities weren't a possibility in our reality until I heard of places like Kowloon Walled City. It's fascinating how these developments evolved over time and can become problematic. It also makes me wonder if this problem could be solved with proper planning or if we would just end up with a human scale Calhoun Utopia experiment.

[@tablescissors]

Kowloon is the result of BIG (Brother) GOVERNMENT😊

[@fukofffukwits]

What? Kowloon walled city was the result of absolutely no government oversight. Your thoughts must be pretty twisted to come up with that narrative.

[@chrism8180]

The problem with "proper planning" is the length of time it takes to make a reality, and whether or not the reality will be feasible for the interest of the future generations. Basically you spend 10,20, maybe 30 years of data collection, then another who knows how long to build this environment that curtails any potential problems that could or have happened prior. Well then the landscape(culturally speaking) will be completely different, and likely won't align with the public interests of the time.

[@the_lonewonder95.mp47]

@@tablescissors Kowloon is becuase of LACK OF ANY GOVENMENT. it was a legal loophole (NO FUCKING TAXES.) because of the british-chinese wars. the reason it died was because the brits left.

[@CarsoDeck]

Kowloon was a paradise that few wished to leave until the chinese government got involved and forced them to move to the mainland.

[@champisthebunny6003]

If you look at the 5th element scenes in Korbens apartment, the thing that immediately sprung to my mind was, a cargo container. The working people of the city, were basically cargo and their 'homes' were just a place to store them when they were not working. Even the hallways outside if you look closely, resemble one of those self-storage places interiors. Those 'apartments' had all the warmth of a storage locker, and an was intentional look by the set designers. Cornelius's apartment otoh, had a far more traditional look by contrast to Korbens industrial locker.

[@Painteagle]

Hey I designed the manufacturing method that allowed for the tolerances on the sunshade at 16:08! I also did all of the CNC Mill programming for those parts. Its so exciting to see my work in videos like these!

[@TunTheOfficial]

That's awesome ☺️ great work

[@louiswilliams984]

Great job!

[@thomgizziz]

You allowed tolerances for expansion ... that isn't exactly rocket science and made some metal parts, people in workshops and factories do this all the time, untrained youtubers do similar on the daily

[@Painteagle]

@@thomgizziz hey thanks for being a fan of machining KZbin. Specifically what I designed was the manufacturing method for the earthquake protection on those panels. The part had a 10 thousandths of an inch tollarance, but the stock material had a 25 thousandths tolerance and variation. What I designed was a system to manufacture hundreds-thousands of these parts over the course of 18 months with rotating staff of machine operators, none of whom were trained machinists. The cuts I designed into these parts also had to line up with cuts on those parts from another machine to withing 30 thousandths, so I worked with the engineer over that process to design the interface system. We didn't have the crazy tight tolerances of less than one tenth of a thousand, but this was a manufacturing feat, not a machining one.

[@jhondisjames2151]

​@@thomgizziz 🤡

[@cyborgchicken3502]

Fun fact....there are many buildings in Johannesburg and South Africa in general that get hijacked by criminal gangs, in the area of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, almost every residential building has been hijacked by various gangs, crime is a real problem in my country...by the way, your videos are so informative...I never realized that so much went into architecture, keep putting these out.... greetings from a South African

[@TS-jm7jm]

@Sue Sue the government became "native" ofcourse. or, i prefer to say there is a bantu and venda infestation

[@abdulhamidozturk]

When I visited there as a teenager I thought what a gorgeous dystopian city later learned how those great buildings were theashed and never been reclaimed. Don’t know how to feel.

[@ouknow1446]

@Sue Sue Now-a-days? Its always been. Only now-a-days it gets the press it always should have.

[@ouknow1446]

Its been proven high crime rates are the result of resource deprivation. Spread the wealth and reduce the crime. Trouble *IS* criminals at the top propagandise the public and deceive the world into thinking that crime is the problem and not a symptom of a problem which is *THEM* . I will receive your rebuttals and dispatch them one by one as time permits.

[@ouknow1446]

@@abdulhamidozturk Design must fit culture and conditions. This is wisdom. Conditions and culture are variables with the former more in flux than the latter. The success of a structure does not solely rely on its engineering but also on its suitability to the culture and environment it is placed. Drink from the fountain of knowledge so you need not re-invent the wheel.

[@ValenThePowerful]

for anyone who has played CyberPunk 2077, the apartment complex that V lives in, is an exact inspiration from the movie Judge Dredd. So glad that CDPR involved a lot of pop culture

[@DevinParker]

The Megabuildings in Cyberpunk 2077 allow you to travel through them and see what it would be like to live in a fairly dilapidated one (though V keeps their apartment pretty nice in contrast to other apartments you see). It's interesting how they have a mixture of social interaction areas (like the section just to the right of V's apartment block where there are vending machines, food kiosks and a makeshift gym) and storefronts, though clearly janitorial services are lax at best; and in some megabuildings gangs like the Tyger Claws or 6th Street Gang maintain control over several floors. V's megabuilding is across the street from an NCPD precinct building, perhaps resulting in higher patrolling in their building in contrast to others-though it could be argued that the NCPD is just one more gang, despite the game's generally favorable view of police.

[@ValenThePowerful]

@@DevinParker lmao what are you on about?😂😂😂😂

[@possumwithacowboyhat5140]

@@ValenThePowerful 🤓

[@marcmielke]

Are you sure? I take it CyberPunk 2077 is based on the game by R. Talsorian, and R. Talsorian's Night City got published way way back, so that the reverse might have been possible -- Judge Dredd has got it from the Night City sourcebook.

[@FractalPrism.]

v's building is not "an inspiration from the movie" you would say "the movie inspired v's building"

[@twistinbiscuitz4646]

Having grown up in/around Calgary, I was excited to see the mention of the skyways, but my first thought was "I wish they were for us regular people too." You absolutely nailed the social aspect of them. They connect to the richest shopping mall and the most exclusive buildings in the city, yet they're not exactly accessible or useful to the rest of us.

[@lornbaker1083]

You see , they tried to do the same thing in edmonton , but we just didn't care Literally the population is decided bitterly are just going to use this because it's A necessity that we need in the winter. And there is just so many people using .That literally , the companies decided that they can't stop us. And they simply gave up and started just doing their actual job Maintaining the buildings instead of just trying to ensure that only the richest of the echelon get to enjoy the benefits that our city is giving their companies.

[@JackTheVulture]

as someone who grew up in and still lives in a rural area, this sort of thing can be difficult to wrap my brain around existing in. your thoughts on things like making sure to provide natural light make me realize how much i take sunlight for granted. and i feel like "natural" spaces would have to be a must in these structures. parks, gardens, greenhouses. someplace where there are plants and bugs and birds and life other than humans. i know personally if i went too long without seeing a bird or bug i would lose my mind lol. im also interested to see if and how things like flooring evolve to be more comfortable. and things like sound. making sure people have quiet places to go. a futuristic soundproof botanical garden perhaps?

[@slithra227]

I moved to an urban area after being rural for most of my life and can confirm that going too long without seeing non human life has made some people nuts. And I mean I've heard some UNHINGED things in climate change discussions at work for real. I also get more homesick when I'm stuck inside :(

[@JackTheVulture]

@@slithra227 Im sure :( I mean hell I get bored and depressed during the winter bc of the absence of life. the randomness of the discovery of nature that a manufactured space cant provide is something difficult to explain. one of my favorite things to do is walk around my yard and the lake near my house and just. look for stuff. bugs i havent seen. see what plants are different this year. i planted a wildflower garden just so i could see all the different bugs that would visit. i could live without it, yeah, but id miss it so much. being surrounded by it.

[@francookie9353]

@@JackTheVulture whatever you do, stay in that rural area for as long as you can. There ain't nothin pretty going on in the cities I promise.

[@craid23]

"i know personally if i went too long without seeing a bird or bug i would lose my mind lol." The reverse is possible too. My sister once came visiting us in the countryside for a weekend and brought a friend. Her friend had never really left the city before and lost her mind over all the bugs, birds, and nature noises in general, she kinda went a little crazy. In the afternoon, same day, my sister's friend decided to travel back home by train because she couldn't take it anymore. So it really depends on perspective. Someone who has spend most of their time in cities is likely to oppose nature, and those who spend most their time in nature are likely to oppose cities. This contrast in perspective will just become more intense in the future.

[@JackTheVulture]

@@francookie9353 haha, i plan to! Tho I enioy being near enough to cities to visit. I especially like museums/aquariums etc, luckily im within a day trip of many cool ones! Being able to hop over to Philly to do something is nice. But i like my home base out here.

[@atmosphericentry0]

Threw me off guard to hear my home city, Calgary, being mentioned! When I lived downtown there, I'd use the plus 15 bridges all the time. It's a wild and almost trippy feeling to be able to go almost everywhere downtown without going outside once (one of them was attached to my apartment).

[@blackouthorus1519]

I come from edmonton jesus i can go west end to down town in a forest and walk back up to buildings

[@NormanconEVE]

Hah. I live south of Calgary and remember as a kid whenever we would do trips there the sky ways would always catch my attention. As kids do I just thought that was normal. I later realized it wasn't as common. Interesting seeing what Calgary is turning into with all the "prefab" suburb blocks going in now so quickly.

[@rushpatriot2866]

That sounds pretty cool

[@Shift18]

I just found out from a different vid of hers that she's based in Vancouver so I'm guessing we'll be seeing lots of Canadian shout-outs!

[@TilveranWrites]

I'm a sci-fi author with a city on my hands; Dami, your thoughts are food to the part of my mind that is continually brining it into being: I'm particularly interested in Old World cities becoming megalopolises, architecture with a thousand plus years separating it, continually evolving and renewing, so thank you kindly for your insights! 😅🥰

[@liizzset]

I know right. Fuelling my ideas as well. Also, do you have any books out yet. Even stories? Kinda in the same area myself but more of a fantasy writer though. And just starting on my end. Lol.

[@borkwoof696]

That’s not the plural of pegapolis

[@ILooveeuuu]

You should go visit Athens! It has been so mind changing for me and it is a huuuuge huuuge city. And within it, ancient history and the history of gods, mythology and some of the biggest philosophers that ever lived

[@TheClintonio]

London is nearly 2000 year olds so fits the bill. I loved living there.

[@mspaint93]

Your comment is so beautiful and interesting, and because of it I have to ask, have you seen the old Roman tiered(?) mills that just edged on industrialism many centuries before it was even a thought in anyone's mind? Just before Rome bit off more than it could chew. I cant think of the resources off the top of my head, but in seriousness I would make the effort to find it for you as I adore complex scifi.

[@juandesalgado]

When Denise Villeneuve finishes with his take on Herbert's "Dune", he is supposedly contracted to film Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama", depicting a whole "world", with lakes, cities and all, on the inside of a giant cylindrical spaceship. I hope you get a chance to review the movie when it comes out.

[@tungsten2009]

We must protect Villeneuve lmao

[@caldadextra2063]

Kinda sounds like The Citadel from the Mass Effect series

[@laurentfortier5442]

Hi DamiLee ! I'm a student in urbanism from Montreal. I just want to let you know that our teacher in Theories of Urbanism asked us to watch your video for his class. This is really, really well done ! I love the visuals, the research you've done and how you manage to explain a lot of stuff in a relatively short time, but it doesn't feel like too much information. I've subbed and will definitely watch some of your other content. Merci et continue comme ça ! :)

[@Rideonstars]

im not interested in being an architect, but you make such interesting videos that i have a new appreciation for architecture. the way you edit and sometimes implement comedy is probably one of my favorite things about this channel. i usually watch your new uploads before school lolol

[@brodriguez11000]

Like to see her take on the mirrors edge cities. Not all dystopias are grimy and dark.

[@JWKDESIGN]

HANDS DOWN my favorite video from you... your storytelling and editing gets better and better... (also, The Fifth Element is my #1 movie!). Keep up the great work!!!

[@iCraigSmith]

I second this! Nice work!

[@joseestenoz1367]

I third this! Nice work!

[@LuisSierra42]

I millionth this

[@tomaccino]

I thought people forgot about it, it surprises me to see The Fifth Element mentioned. As a kid I watched the movie every single summer evening, falling asleep on the sofa with VCR running the tape till the end....

[@kl3cl4]

Hi Dami. I really like your videos. I was a stationary engineer, then an HVAC/R technician, then an HVAC/R Instructor, and now a corporate trainer. I have studied the evolution of buildings. I think my employer missed the bet when they designated themselves as "Comfort Specialists" Comfort is snuggling under a warm blanket on a cold day. I think this field is of existential importance. Our... meaning humanity's, survival will increasingly depend upon our ability to sustain an environment in which we can thrive. It has always been this way, but climate change will accelerate this necessity. I consider myself an Indoor Environmental Specialist. (I made that up...) When we go to Mars, when we go back to the Moon, (or Venus? IO? The Planet Formerly Known as Pluto?) the ability to bring our environment with us becomes imperative. These magnificent buildings are the perfect proving grounds for this idea. Keep up the good work!

[@lornbaker1083]

I don't think you are what you think you are. You are a member of the old blood mechanics.Those who keep working on the machinery of life so that humanity itself will not die out. It's only now that you've just realized what you are destined to truly do. Welcome to the brotherhood. We will expect great things from you to come in the future acolyte. For if not for us old blood mechanics , the world will truly destroy itself and humanity is doomed. We need to We need to. Save this planet before we can ever think about looking to the stars. We save the Earth.We save humanity.We save humanity.We save the stars

[@Ostsol]

One of the things that struck me about _The Fifth Element_ was how those apartments had designated places for tenants to "assume the position" for when police came prowling the halls.

[@jamespittman9953]

That’s why you exchange the name plates with the guy across the hall,like Major, Korben Dallas, he’s Crazy, unlike Colonels, they’re stupid and Crazy.

[@SporeMurph]

I am a meat-popsicle.

[@xiinieais5401]

I keep referencing the same film all manner of ways! Interestingly you see the same concept manifesting all over the world. No coincidence, if you get trapped where do you go?

[@kc-jm3cd]

Multipass

[@dennissmith6783]

Those are coming soon

[@Dinnizzel97]

The KZbin algorithm hit me with an absolute MASTERPIECE! So glad to have discovered you and can't wait to just drive in to everything youve already made and continue to make

[@BoogieManSince1977]

exactly this myself :) a very happy find ^_^ jeez i appreciate great communication skills

[@TheWatcherAlias]

Me too!

[@Maki-00]

Same! I’m an architecture nerd. Finally recommended something I actually want to watch!

[@likemarsonearth]

You know Dami's got dope taste in movies when she starts off a whole in-depth video about the building from DREDD. Ain't nobody out there has ever touched on this subject, that's when you know Dami is gonna go BIG on KZbin. Can't wait to see December Dami! 🙌

[@pathkeepers]

Dami Dami Dami Dami Dami

[@daedrick]

she obviously didnt watch it because as the comment upvoted 2k times above said, it shut down because of the criminal gang controlling the building, not because of a crime.

[@SeanHogan_frijole]

Found her today and the channel is just amazing. She knows her shit.

[@SeanHogan_frijole]

Just downloaded Milanotes for my Teaching job, let’s see what happens.

[@paxwallace8324]

No those are the dumbest grade B Sci Fi films geez dope indeed

[@stewartgames6697]

One technology that would enable something like a "starscraper" is active support. Active support uses the momentum of a moving liquid through a loop to hold up a building. Think of a fire hose, and how it turns rigid and can hold itself up once water is flowing through it. So long as you increase the velocity of the fluid, you can build higher and higher without needing to think about the strength of the materials. And if the flow of the fluid is interrupted, the building wouldn't suddenly collapse - it would slowly drop as the velocity of the water decreased. If you build with this in mind, you could make buildings that change shape throughout the day - if the liquid pumps were solar powered, your structure would rise in the morning and sink in the evening.

[@primusro]

From what I've seen in urbanism videos until now it seems that the biggest issue with very tall building is actually represented by elevators. They aren't efficient in transporting people quickly and in great numbers. Everytime I go and visit a skyscrapper I'm always surprised by the amount of time you spend waiting for an elevator.

[@che3se1495]

Current elevators also can't actually cover that many floors either. I mean, they can go up a LOT but when buildings start getting to a certain size, you're going to need transfers. There are elevators in development that can go from top to bottom of any height, but proving that they're as safe as current elevators (which are insanely safe) is a big hurdle to cross, as well as cost inhibiting factors. And cost is actually one of the biggest problems of tall buildings. The higher you go, the more ridiculous the cost of pumping water that high. On the tallest buildings, water to the higher levels reaches a ridiculous cost. Not only that but the density of these buildings for the amount of area they take up creates problems for water, sewage, transport, electricity... basically everything.

[@BlazRa]

@@che3se1495 yeah it's almost like too many people is a problem hell is the company of other people you know that sentiment

[@allangibson8494]

@@che3se1495 The limiting factor with elevators is the cables. That’s the same issue that cable cars have. Two alternates are currently available to bypass that limitation - make the cars self propelled (a vertical rack railway (which also permits sideways travel) or use linear induction motors. Both options permit multiple cars moving independently in each lift well (basically a vertical railway line). This makes concepts like an up shaft and a down shaft possible with sidings to load and unload passengers. That also frees up floor space currently occupied by lifts.

[@che3se1495]

@allangibson8494 Yes, but the cables are integral to the current safety mechanisms, which make elevators so safe. Developments for cableless elevators is going well, but they have big hurdles to meet the same safety standards set by cable elevators. Still much safer than driving.

[@KeiPalace]

@@che3se1495 wonkavators

[@dougcraven1]

As an architect, with a huge passion for film, I’m really digging this. Glad I stumbled across you!

[@galadballcrusher8182]

As a non architect BUT an aspiring amateur writer who loved growing up and also playing for years afterwards pen and paper rpgs, and 16 years of them also as DM on groups which means also writtung my own stories and designing all that includes for them , having studied medieval weaponry, medieval societal structures and institutions ( for governing, trading assiciations , guilds...etc) as well religions, systems of occultism and esoterica (for magic of course) and of course architecture for castles up to pyramids (well older civ dungeons) etc as well a lover of sci-fi and cyberpunk subgenre especially i really love the fact we have arived to a point we can discuss in Internet as well get reviews of use of such complicated design efforts in movies and games by professionals who really understand the subject on such topics that 50 years ago would have been quite difficult to reach. Not to discount also the fact that in many cases they serve as examples on studies by universities or student thesis material. A very good and quite intruguing meta use of creativity these days.

[@clwho4652]

The sky bridges make a lot of sense in a city made of sky scrapers. The bridges don't just allow people to move, they also brace buildings against each other so the movement of the buildings gets transferred to its neighbors which then transfers it to their neighbors. The entire city acts as a single structure, spreading out the weight of the buildings and keeping them stable.

[@theJmanStriketh]

Yeah, I also feel like a bridged high-rise design would lower the wind forces through the area. Drag on the buildings would slow breeze/force on the higher floors. It might be even more effective if the buildings were offset more like a forest and not in a tidy grid full of wind channels.

[@joemaloney1019]

Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov talks all about a dystopian City and indeed is the source of the movie I Robot. Back in 1954 Isaac was talking about moving sidewalks and a fully enclosed underground city. The follow-on novel is the Naked Sun where he talks about an open Society.. Besides being an easy read Isaac Asimov's novels address many of the issues that you are talking about here.

[@toddkes5890]

@@theJmanStriketh To me the best way to lower wind forces would be to use a windmill setup so the wind energy is turned into electrical energy. Make it where the windmill only works if the wind is above a certain level and you can have calm breezes in a city without the wind tunnel effects.

[@TarakParab2]

I believe structurally connected buildings is impossible to create on a city level, not even on a block level unless the whole block is owned by a single entity. 1. This requires so much of cooperation amongst so many private stakeholders that managing individual projects will become a hell. 2. We are witnessing failed (due to high rent, ghost towns) and collapsed projects and disasters due to poor planning, negligence and corruption on a day to day basis. This is going to stay the way it is till the end of the humanity. 3. Failure of one structure will start a chain reaction because of inter-dependency for stability. 4. Terror attacks, wars will be much more devastating. I think structurally isolated bridges and skyways may be a good idea just for the convenience of traveling within a neighbourhood. Just like normal roads but at higher levels, owned and maintained by the city/state. Each building just have to keep some provision to attach to these at those levels.

[@effexon]

this structure looked most feasible out of those.... soviet blocks already resemble a lot, without skybridges, and lack of daylight in lower floors is big issue, despite I personally want to live near ground floor to get easier access outdoors(I wouldnt call those minutes quality time of life moving from apartment door to main outdoor of building). Those bridges would also open new "real estate" space in upper floors of building, like new balconies/gardens etc for common use, things that are premium in city space like that.

[@timcervantes2957]

You brought up a good point of having policies to prevent separation of class because that is something so few sci fi movies have usually for the plot but still. In real life you have thing like redlining that still hasnt been overcome

[@ShadowWulfGaming]

As a sci fi writer and enthusiast, I really appreciate that you made this video, it gives me a lot of ideas and understanding how to create the landscapes I want, as well as how to improve ideas Ive been ruminating on

[@Hexiad]

I love it when people misunderstand that Judge Dredd is a satire and not a user manual.

[@rnt45t1]

Tell that to Hillary Clinton.

[@jaykay5838]

So was Idiocracy, but that became reality.

[@antred11]

@@rnt45t1 WTF does Clinton have to do with this??

[@rnt45t1]

@@antred11 The Clinton's and the Democrats want to enslave the population in a socialist totalitarian hell hole.

[@kaisander5672]

I’m pretty sure she used the movie as an example because it had an interesting concept with regard to its architecture, not because she thinks it’s a realistic representation of the future.

[@fireflyexposed]

Ponte was rejuvenated a number of years back already. It's been redone and now has security and penthouses. There are weekly tours that run through it. I live in Jhannesburg and I even have a tour organised for Ponte in September.

[@king_riley7653]

I need a behind the scenes of her videos, on her workflow, on what methodology how she plans out her work how she searches for her references! It's crazy how educational and detailed her vids are!! It's a direct synthesis of hours and hours of research and documenting!!!

[@bluebeka2458]

The future looks more gray by year. Just from the perspective that the humanity would eventually replace all remaining nature with urban places. But this video was very educational. I don't know much about architecture in general, but those concepts that affect the community all together was very interesting. I personally never thought how much does a design of a living area could affect the community that lives there. Thanks for sharing.

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

It only looks gray if you stay in the gray places i.e. big cities. But cities only cover a small potion of Earths' land area. And handle a lot more people for it due to their inherent efficiencies. They aren't what's replacing nature, that's farmland. Agriculture is what's destroying natural environments far more than cities themselves ever have or will. Of course most of that food goes to feed the people in cities, but that's just cos that's where the people are. The cities themselves aren't the ones covering the terrain.

[@meoff7602]

That's because the movies that feature these places are bleak as f***. The directors make it look that way. Even our current modern cities have trees, grass, and other plants all over the place. Even large areas called parks.

[@KeiPalace]

it's intriguing to think that at the turn of the 20th century, the future was seen as bright and positive, while we were depending upon nuclear energy and fossil fuels and upward mobility wasn't quite addressed yet - the future may seem 'grey' but we are trying to lean into green energy and making opportunity more accessible to all, so maybe not so dark.

[@jeffwoolley9124]

Very interesting video! I started watching your videos a few weeks ago out of curiousity and I never really thought about architecture before. Since I started watching your videos I look at buildings in a whole new way... for the better! Thank you for expanding my horizons!

[@DamiLeeArch]

That is really great to hear. Thank you so much for watching!

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

I hope you delve into more architecture in scifi like alien cities we see depicted in movies or TV show! Great episode!

[@javierpacheco8234]

That architecture is ugly as hell. An architecture with a style is better.

[@zable1866xx]

It's a shame you missed the Bioshock game series. They had some really cool city concepts - cities underwater and cities floating in the sky. I sure hope the cities of tomorrow don't evolve vertically, but rather reach some sort of balance between verticality and horizontally. Japan already has trains that can travel at hundreds of km per hour which could help with the potential problem of cities becoming too long. Anyways, cool vid!

[@TheBHAitken]

One of the things not illustrated in the movie was the pollution, this was an era where you needed a re-breather to walk around outside. When that occurred, the evolution of a neighborhood inside a building w/processed air becomes natural.

[@djdeckout]

Oh man, I'm really digging your videos lately. I work in a standard 9-5, and honest, your voice has the best cadance and vocab for me to understand while listening in the background. Keep up the amazing work Dami :D

[@SfaNoKage]

Yeah, there's something about how she speaks that is mesmerising

[@lanceferraro3781]

I lived in Discovery Bay, a 40 story high rise in Waikiki Beach, surrounded by other high rise apartment buildings. I believe it was the second densest population level in the country. I loved it. A short elevator ride and everything I wanted was a short walk away, except a grocery store. Theaters, gyms, eateries of all kinds, a massive mall, a zoo, the beach. Being so high there was nearly no street noise. Lower down the sound would echo from building to building. So, sort of like this video, but smaller. The only negative was in the wee hours of the morning the elevator wouldn't come until there were two requests. Many times I had to rush down the stairs to the first floor.

[@-.-Monster]

That sounds horrifying

[@arareanddifferenttune3130]

@@-.-Monsterwas going to say the same. I’d hate it

[@arguekayes]

I definitely suggest playing Cyberpunk 2077 and exploring its city. i feel like their take on future cities is far more realistic and grounded while still having insane mega buildings and scifi elements

[@longschlongjohnson6470]

That's because it's mostly a regular city with the occasional mega building sprinkled in. Also flying cars

[@apoplexiamusic]

Another nightmare of a megacity concept is the Hive City from Warhammer 40,000. It's basically an immense structure that keeps building upwards, and new parts are always being built above older parts, with the lower parts being all crumbly and radioactive because all the waste is dumped there, so basically it houses horribly mutated creatures, whereas the rich and powerful live at the top.

[@ardenbelfry]

I really like this, as a hobbyist comic creator the world the story takes place in is a character itself or a short hand/visual explanation of the society its representing. Batman 89 had such a beautiful Gotham, Cyberpunk has the neon over the crumbling/decaying structures. Look forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@smplfi9859]

I was a screening of Minority Report with Steven Spielberg and the other directing crew, was the best Q&A I've ever been to. The precrime arrests and the AI that sense crime is an insane concept that we may very well live through

[@JeantheSecond]

If this technology was used to prevent crime through positive actions like “we predict you will commit a crime; here are the resources you need that will help you overcome the issues that would lead you to crime (mental and physical healthcare, financial support, etc.)”, but we know that’s never what happens. At least not in my country. We’d rather punish people for poverty and mental illness.

[@_jpg]

@@JeantheSecond Sadly, that's kinda already happening, just after the crime. Some judiciary systems, especially in the US, are more focused on locking up people for as long as possible and "being tough", rather than social rehabilitation. I recommend Jeff Rosen's Ted Talk on Crime.

[@emmelinesprig489]

I love seeing the increase of videos on youtube talking about the social and environmental impact - and possibilities! - of architecture and community planning.

[@AMindInOverdrive]

My wife and I were looking to buy an apartment in 2020 and we viewed one where you entered into the middle of a small square courtyard which the building surrounded; and around the entrance to each apartment was from open walkways around the courtyard - I told the realtor that it looks like a prison cellblock; she looked and said "Ohh you're right. It DOES!" LOL

[@joylox]

I'd love to see an analysis of Star Trek's San Francisco architecture in Deep Space Nine season 3 episodes 11 and 12. It shows the main cast going to 2024 where they find the city segregated by class in some very odd ways. Basically, the city tried to hide the poor and disadvantaged away in a separate district, and I thought the way those episodes used architecture was very interesting.

[@Saint.questions]

I second this!

[@roxyamused]

Ahhh sanctuary districts, the bane of Gabriel Bell.

[@alessandrobarizza2339]

Minority report reminds me of Venice where the beatiful facades and buldings are mostly build facing the water because gondolas could provide a direct method of transport directly from your house to most places in the cities

[@dr.segredo4898]

This's a pretty original and unique content, I'm actually amazed. When thought about the implausibility of fictional concepts of future, I never thought about the practical engineering (tho aesthetic topics crossed my mind) and how it would reflect in society's dynamics, so it's a pretty fascinating and surprising content, congratulations

[@ruffethereal1904]

I write more in fantasy but since my current work relies on a giant port city centered around a giant lighthouse on a mountain range, these discussions on how to build dense urban living spaces is really good food for thought about how to design a believable city.

[@Neel5454]

as a scifi lover, this is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while. Please make this a series since there's so many cool stories in movies, novels and manga. My personal recommendation would be the : Blame! manga

[@nater86zx]

Big fan of Blame! Just when you thought you knew how big the City was, you realsize it is much, much bigger. One thing I could never understand and was never explained.... Where is all the oxygen coming from? How can Killy and the other human survivors just walk around for years exploring the City, if Earth is the only planet with breathable air, how could this be enough to fill a space as big as Jupiters orbit? Just a nerdy observation.

[@BlackStar-di9jm]

She talks about Blame in this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpjSkKt4jMaSe6M

[@ThatAdamGuy]

I have no idea how I stumbled on this video, but I'm sure glad I watched it all the way through. I've always been fascinated with buildings and have enjoyed photographing them whenever I travel, but... I hadn't given very much thought to how architecture influences society and vice versa. So your video made some lightbulbs go on in my head, and I'm grateful for that. Props to you for your thoughtfully presented and well-written work!

[@cats4hir3]

Intrigued by the thumbnails showing megacities. Stayed because she's beautiful. Left with new knowledge about architecture and stuff. 10/10 will subscribe again.

[@deiz007tyagi]

What a concept!! You & your team have given a new dimension to present hard to grasp concepts in a short, precise & in concise way so a lay person could understand it easily. & Also your unique way of analysis certainly help me & akin movie-buffs to view & analyse cinema through a different set of lenses! Ty🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@arthurjwan176]

I'm an Architectural Technician in NZ and happened to stumble across your video. Wow! Such great content, even your voice and how you explain & express the content is clear and calming. Keep up the good work, looking forward to watching your other videos. Totally subscribing to this channel.

[@zackgravity7284]

Im a kiwi too. What do you think of architecture in mew zealand? I feel like its too much function over form and a lot of brutalism in the designs?

[@cryptoevonow]

it's called acquired accent

[@jack-1701]

You should look at the planet city in the series Foundation. It's described as a city that is designed in layers with a layer on the surface of the planets and multiple layers that go deeper into the planets using artificial skies (basically big screens) in the layers that are underground.

[@pneumantic6297]

Sounds like Asimov, in hundreds of years, yeah it's possible. But with space elevators possible right now (14 billion dollars) it makes little sense why you would build, having to remove material and deal with the transportation costs of gravity, when you could build in space for much cheaper. Yeah, space megastructures are decades away, but that's it, decades.

[@jwenting]

@@pneumantic6297 yes, he's talking about Trantor no doubt.

[@elian958]

''Foundation'' is not a series, it is a literary saga written by Isaac Asimov. Fun fact: its in the same universe as ''I, Robot'' but thousands of years in the future, where Robots and AI have been banned for a long time.

[@jack-1701]

@@jwenting that's the name yeah! forgot what it was, thanks

[@jack-1701]

@@elian958 Cool! didn't know they were in the same universe, haven't read the books just watched the TV show so didn't want to comment on them

[@RoseH-UK]

Keep doing the shorts! I found this video because you mentioned it in a short. Your advertising is working, and the algorithm is giving your shorts to the right people. Good content 👌

[@coal.sparks]

I remember hearing from a friend with an office in one of the upper floors of the Bank of Montreal building in downtown Toronto that hanging plants swayed pretty dramatically when it was windy. That whole idea freaked me the heck out. I had not thought about how the separate of functions really does result in unsafe spaces/times.

[@DodgyDaveGTX]

Not to mention earthquake-proofing. Japan seems to have the right idea though - it's in the most seismologically-active region in the world - some of the amateur earthquake footage (I think it was in 2012?) is terrifying. The buildings themselves don't bat an eyelid, but the furniture _within_ the buildings just gets thrashed about like no tomorrow. Also it's a very coastal country, and earthquake+coastline=tsunami.

[@coal.sparks]

@@DodgyDaveGTX I recall that tsunami in Japan from 2011 and, while the footage is terrifying, what impressed me is that Japan had a widespread alarm system to alert folks that a tsunami is coming. While there was panic and a horrifyingly high number of deaths, people also heard it and knew *immediately* what was happening. Here in the States a tsunami would never have as quick response, because we don't have the infrastructure on our coasts. I don't even know if we have sensors to detect a tsunami before it arrives?

[@pills-]

​@@coal.sparks I know personally that many of the coastal communities in Alaska have tsunami alarms, drills, and evacuation routes to get to higher ground. I assume that Hawaii and places on the west coast do as well. Despite those, most other coastal communities in the US are decently safe from a tsunami, as they aren't close to or opposite highly earthquake-prone areas.

[@majajani8077]

Conceptually it's so interesting listening to you talk about these subjects, Architecture is always the subject that gets skipped in the sense of why environments are built the way they are, you feel like a cheat sheet in video format for learning these things

[@mcmacshalfilya]

U are really pretty✨💟

[@richiekotwica9358]

I really appreciated how you integrated the sponsor into the video in a super helpful way. The only reason im going to look into the sponsor is because you took the time to do it this way. Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness!

[@UnclePutte]

One problem with building high is, as you said, constructability. And within constructability, using new, knowhow-dependent materials always runs into the problem that the construction sector is naturally extremely corrupt. There is no field on which constructors won't cheat. They couldn't tell the truth even at gunpoint. Corners are cut, materials are skimped on, incompetents are hired, and accidents happen. I look upon that wood-tower project in Japan with constant dread of the next big quake.

[@SUCRA]

This is fantastic. Just dicovering your channel and I'm in love with it. I live in a city designed by Le Corbusier' standards. Built by Lucio Costa and designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, Brasilia in Brazil embodies all of the sectional concepts and the lack of liveliness you mentioned. Thank you for your work.

[@joylox]

I like the idea of the skyways, as well as underground tunnels. I went to a university in Halifax, Nova Scotia that has about half the buildings on the main campus being connected by underground hallways, which were fantastic in winter or when it was raining. I wished it could have connected all of them, but the newer buildings don't have that connection to the old ones. I believe other campuses have connected buildings as well. But it is very limited in terms of what other things are connected to. Like there's a convention centre attached to a hotel, bank, and a couple restaurants, the old trade centre is attached underground to a mall and sports stadium (great for getting food at the mall while at an event), and there's an apartment building that's connected to another large building with offices and restaurants in it. I'd love to see more covered areas as accessibility is a great need, and with snow, ice, and puddles, it can be hard for people with mobility challenges to get around safely.

[@Machman1123]

I really enjoy learning about the concepts and pillars of the architectural world. Thanks for going out of your way to include the nerdier things like names of design movements, influential people from the field, and how physics affects the concepts you discuss. Absolutely engaging stuff.

[@odeonnoedo8447]

In response to the Skyway part of the video. You may take reference to Hong Kong’s model for Tseung Kwan O district or Tseun Wan district where they solved the security issue by having commercial activities aka shopping malls/arcades and subway stations and residential towers on top connected the “skyways”. so these skyways essentially are public accessible 24/7, but where they connect the residential towers, each entrance has their own secured access via card or guard etc. But of course this works because Hong Kong summers are hot and these “skyways” provide an air-conditioned environment and weather protection all year round. But it does work if it’s properly planned and executed collaboratively between Government and Private Developers.

[@adityasadhyan5963]

Chandigarh in India was designed by Le Corbusier, what you mentioned really is very well reflected here, with most of the sections of the city separated from each other. Though the separation is mostly within small sectors in pockets, other than the industrial area.

[@emorymeek]

Just found your channel and it's really interesting. Most of the time I take for granted the backdrop of the cities in these movies so I really liked the connection you made to real world architecture. Fascinating. Thank you!

[@michaelcoston6259]

Excellent segment. Take as much time as required to keep producing such engaging and fascinating content! Its long-term value will prove itself over time.

[@simeonjamison3034]

Very interesting to hear you mention Ponte Tower in Johannesburg. The architecture company I work at recently completed a small bar on the top floor of the building. It's becoming quite a popular tourist destination now with guided tours and the residents have made a real effort to clean up the building.

[@pavel2760]

It’s funny that you did a video on this! Architecture in Sci-Fi and movies overall, was my subject when I wrote and made my Profile Project in highschool. I made a small 15 minute documentary about it as well which wasn’t mandatory but I wanted to do it, because imo only film can really get the message through and what you want the audience to see that you made. But of course it doesn’t compete with this, I was only 16 at that time and my knowledge about architecture was pretty limited as well as sources to get information from and video editing. I didn’t find anyone who already made an in depth video orienting this subject, so this is the first time I see someone else doing it and I must say you did a very good job with your research. Some of these movies I never looked into. I was stuck at the dystopian beauty of blade runner and Star Wars, where I also made a short film of. (Thank you for making this! (I’m studying architecture now btw)

[@kovanova9409]

"In instrumental chaos the streets and aves flow like a clean river however alike to a series of pools dependant on the overflow of the prior one or more is bound to become overgrown and dark unsafe to wade in and further more an act of desperation to drink from."

[@JWPanimation]

Just subbed after watching Dami's thoughtful video on Brutalist architecture. Mega cities can also go under ground and if on the coast into the ocean, saving signicantly on heating and cooling and urban sprawl. We must not use dystopian films as a bluepeint.

[@LittleFellaDynamics]

Same here! 🥸

[@pills-]

Oof. I hope no one is using dystopian films as a blueprint for future designs. That would be self-defeating 😅

[@JWPanimation]

@@pills- me too. The distopian design trends get into the zeitgeist though.

[@mx338]

I find it so stupid how much these movies portray the future as being car based in their transportation, even though when you do any kind of research you will find that public transportation is the only way to reliably transport tons of people.

[@elishafollet5347]

Most people prefer cars so it's pretty realistic tbh.

[@alonedoughnut]

Hearing Calgary's skyways mentioned is pretty cool in these architectural videos. They're so useful to get around downtown quickly.

[@forposterity4031]

"if you trust the government..." we're are so screwed.

[@theblobconsumes4859]

I hope you do more videos on this, particularly for examples from dystopian sci-fi, because I feel those would be great in order to explore a lot of art in architecture and the symbolism they often use, as well as contrast those against similar things done in reality, as you did with this video's Dredd segment. Consideration for how bad some ideas are and compare them to how parts of the real-world still use these ideas is also a good idea, which again, the Dredd segment does. It might also be worth it to explore a lot of the context behind it, as you did with the Dredd segment; You later mentioned the Calatrava. While there's a lot of interesting and smart ideas in terms of the architecture in isolation, when considering the real context behind the building's creation in the first place, it starts to become a lot darker and more dire.

[@Goodchonchito]

As an architect I can't help sometimes but to stare at how the cities are protrayed in movies / shows. Old teacher of mine told me it was like a unwanted impulse, you walk into a building (or in this case watch it lol) and you start to to pay attention to all the details and features it has. Amazing analysis, so entertaining, the way it is explained caught me right off the bat! I really enjoy this video! Thanks so much.

[@vitaboy]

Really enjoyed this video (and this channel in general) as Dami does a fantastic job connecting and relating real-world issues in architecture and urban planning with how such issues are addressed in movies. Just goes to show how much thought can go into planning a movie’s setting or universe, when most of the audience will treat those elements as mere background material.

[@yasminemaarouf7917]

I only just found your account today! I am so happy I did, not only was this video super interesting but it was also super relevant to my university painting exegesis/thesis based on dystopias. So not only was your views on the use of architecture informative, but also your recommendation to try Milanote has saved me! I find it really hard to make notes, especially when they intertwine with one another. So Milanote is soooo helpful for connecting videos, articles, notes, artworks etc. all in one place. So all in all I really love your channel but also this video overall is so insanely cool in so many ways! Lots of support from a new fan from New Zealand! Go Dami!!

[@TornMacalester]

Nice work. I think the structure of the urbanization could be a driving the background for the science fiction. One point of reference from the classical era was done by Issac Asimov with "The Caves of Steel" and "The Naked Sun". In one case, the world has retreated to mega-cities mostly domed. In the other case, people live in wide open spaces with very little distance between them. In both extremes, this drove the behavior of the people.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

I've been searching for a KZbin channel that fuels my side passion for architecture (intended as urban planning and exterior architecture rather than interior) for years and maybe I finally found it? This is the first video of the channel I watch and I'm mind blown by how good it was! So inspirational and analytical at the same time. Wonderful!! For the sake of audience research, here is my note about what would make this better for my personal taste: There was A LOT of content to digest (as a youtuber myself, woah - there is so much work behind this one video!) and I wished it was not as packed as it is. I would have preferred this to be a trilogy of videos where each episode would have left much more space to personal reflection (meaning pauses in the voiceover/speech) and more time of process some of those terrific videoclips and pictures. I actually found myself pausing and rewinding many parts of the video and I still feel like I would watch it a second time (the images were the bomb). Fyi I'm 32, not 86 and I work on social media, so my brain is pretty used to sped up media.

[@DamiLeeArch]

That’s really helpful feedback. I feel like the more videos I make, the more I feel pressured to pack in as much information as possible in the shortest amount of time. It’s good to know slower pace is appreciated!!

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

@@DamiLeeArch I understand, it’s a big dilemma on KZbin these days. With the rise of TikTok and super fast videos some viewers are getting used to an even faster pace, so as youtubers we feel the need to pack more in less time too. Nonetheless, I personally believe that the peculiarity of KZbin is exactly to be able to create longer formats that go more in depth in the topics. These naturally require a slower pace than TikToks to be fully appreciated, no? After all, I believe that the depth is what keeps a viewer watching a video like this till the end.

[@sophiaisabelle01]

You certainly have great insights. May God bless you always. Keep up doing what really keeps your interests going.

[@Edmundyu1995]

I always each from my tutor’s “architects never design prison” then I wonder who actually designs prisons . But I guess the phase is more of a concept we don’t design spaces where we make feel people feel trapped, even in designing a prison we can design a “welcoming space” that just happen to contain people and we don’t design trapped places I suppose as a concept

[@Ponderthought]

It's interesting that the last city shown, where we'd given up trying to improve, looked the most inviting and natural to me. It looks like it's being given life by it's inhabitants.

[@JonathanOsborneAU]

Where is that one from? I recognised all of the other cities.

[@neilreed101]

@@JonathanOsborneAU It looks like battle angel alita

[@theblobconsumes4859]

@@JonathanOsborneAU It's from Alita Battle Angel.

[@JonathanOsborneAU]

@@neilreed101 Thanks!

[@husseinshukri5846]

Great video, i hope you start talking more about public transportation and the important of public space and their impact on the society, i definitely starts love learning more about architecture and society as a softwire engineer because what our job is all about is making systems that fits the need, and thats how i start seeing architecture, its not only how the buildings looks.

[@Flutterbyby]

I love sci-fi movies and love architecture but not one (an accountant). Absolutely loved this information and visuals. ❤❤❤

[@paulhunter6742]

I think my favorite trend in architecture are how some cities are growing trees and gardens right upon terraces and roofs of multi-level sky scrapers. This could definitely help reduce greenhouse gases while providing food to people within these structures.

[@mateoneedham6807]

Great video, Dami and team. 1,000,000 thanks. I've lived in a number of sky-scraper cities as I do now. I love the blend of live / work / play / shop / cafe / bookstore spaces. I've only liked skyscraper living when there is a balcony where I can sit outside, read, and listen to the city or the rain.

[@carl9901]

balconies are essential, we need the outside even if it's limited to a few m2

[@mateoneedham6807]

@@carl9901 Yes, for sure, Carl.

[@Dindaol]

Fantastic video! I live in Toronto but I came from Brazil and we have our political capital, Brasília, that was designed by Lucio Costa using those concepts from Le Corbusier. I never lived there but I went visit while in Architecture school and oh man it’s complicated and honestly a bit depressing (for me of course). It’s definitely controversial. Again…amazing video! Love your channel!

[@aizat27]

I've said this before. One of the most underrated aspects of good essay videos is the narration. And you are one of the best on KZbin. Your voice is calming and you speak very clearly. Some speakers are kinda irksome because they use upspeak and vocal fry too often. But not you. I can listen to you talking about buildings all day.

[@tomconneely1361]

It's important to remember, with Dredd, that the concepts for Mega City One and the Blocks came from the 1970s and was partly inspired by urban development in London that had brought about places like the Barbican and Poplar. Steve MacManus's memoir, The Mighty One, sheds a lot of light on this.

[@EYNugget]

First time viewer and new subscriber. Great video! Fascinating! I love dystopian sci-fi and architecture. I particularly like your coverage of building an architectural technologies. The up and coming technologies are fascinating. I noticed you didn't cover blade runner, which is one of my favorites. But, I suppose there is a lot to cover. Perhaps you have in your other videos I've yet to discover. I was a student of architecture at one time, but my interests got diverted to electrical engineering and computer science. But, I still love to discuss subjects of architecture, big and small, and urban planning, transportation, and such. Keep up the good work!

[@Guywithaclub]

I'm so happy you're covering Dredd! I watch it multiple times a year, probably the one movie I watch more than any other, the replay value is insane. So much fun! The mega city feels realistic, almost like taking current low-income areas and simply stretching them vertically, in an effort to save space. The idea that the entire building can be centrally controlled is genius, from a narrative standpoint. Throw in gorgeous, mindbending SFX, police corruption, difficult moral decisions, overindulgent, yet purposeful, violence, and a dynamic buddy cop relationship, and you get one of the most deliberate, succinct, satisfying action movies ever made. I fucking love this movie.

[@toomanyaccounts]

read the comics. you will find far more enjoyment in them then the movie

[@Guywithaclub]

@@toomanyaccounts That is bold statement, I’ll check it out

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@Guywithaclub the comics are collected in trade paperback collections. amazon has several. for example Judge Dredd: Fatties Paperback collects the League of Fatties stories.

[@drillerdev4624]

Have you watched The Raid?

[@Guywithaclub]

@@drillerdev4624 Two of the best action movies ever made, especially the second

[@baht.simpson]

I just discovered your channel. This is amazingly produced and beautifully written/ delivered!

[@JiggaMashida]

I'm a huge fan of sci-fi and of your channel! Great video! Currently living in a condo, but I'm planning to move to the a farm. Makes me wonder how the world will be like, outside cities/megacities in the future.

[@czcrossman]

Awesome video! I’ve always been obsessed with this idea, my sister & I used to watch The 5th Element dozens of times growing up and imagine what it’d be like living in a city like that.

[@jcccheung]

What a fantastic video. You do a great job showing how scientific imaginations are already here (and have been here) but you don't forget asking the social and political issues: how do we ensure that diverse populations still have equitable access? Really cool to see that architecture engenders social and even moral discussions.

[@van2165]

I loved this! I would love to see you break down more potential future architecture

[@cultureweeb4831]

Seriously, your channel has been so inspiring in regards to the creation of maps and buildings to explore when creating scenarios for my roleplaying game sessions. Knowing how these structures have been thought and the effects on communities has been eye opening for the creation of a living world that makes sense. I've been watching many videos without commenting, but you managed to bring back my childhood's passion for cartography. That is an achievement. 😆

[@slippscheese]

Always love learning new things from Dami! Great video.