Future City

Location: London, United Kingdom

Client: Barbican Art Gallery

Date: 2006

Area: 2500m2

Budget: Undisclosed

Team credits:

FOA Partner in Charge: Farshid Moussavi

Project Architect: Eduarda Lima

Design Team:  David Mah, Chris Seung Yoo

Graphic Design: Studio Myerscough

Execution: Barbican Gallery and Hardwood Floring London Ltd

“What would it be like to live in a hairy house, a floating city, or an inflatable pod? Pure fantasy or the shape of things to come?”

From extraordinary houses and incredible towers, to fantasy cityscapes and inhabitable sculptures, Future City showcased the most radical and experimental architecture to have emerged in the past 50 years. Featuring a who’s who of architecture, the exhibition includes 70 visionary projects by influential and groundbreaking architects who have challenged convention to radically shape and influence the way we live.

“From the visionary artist-turned-architect Constant Nieuwenhuys, to 1960’s giants Archigram and SuperStudio, to deconstructivists Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid and contemporary digitally inspired work by Nox and Decoi, this is the most comprehensive survey of experimental architecture to be held in the UK. Featuring 300 original models and drawings, plus photographs and film, Future City reveals classic projects: from Kisho Kurokawa’s Floating City (1961) and Rem Koolhaas’s Delirious New York (1978), to unusual and innovative houses including Shigeru Ban’s Paper Log House (1995) and Watanabe’s Jelly Fish house series (1990-97).”

(quote from Barbican website)