Architecture and Epidemics, New York City Dome, Covid-19 Effect on Global Design
Architecture and Pandemics
Mar 24, 2020
Dome Over Manhattan
Location: New York City, NY, USA
Buckminster Fuller?s Dome Over Manhattan:

One of Buckminster Fuller?s most daring ideas, the Dome Over Manhattan, taken in the context of today?s global pandemic would make perfect sense. Perhaps Fuller?s idea was crazy for his time, now our times are crazier than his ideas and an encapsulated city would be a safe one.
Future skyscraper design – helipad / dronepad crown:

The consequences of an epidemic such as the Covid-19?s will shift our priorities towards creating new advanced city models where every aspect can be controlled and managed easily. A new world where technology no longer walks side by side with globalization and architecture and urban design return to ?form follows function?. Vertical density vs Urban sprawl:

Our cities and endless suburban areas, connecting roads and infrastructures are not fit for purpose.
verticalism2.0 urban design skyscraper:

However, not long from now personal passenger drones will make airspace the main transport domain. They are autonomous, electric, intelligent and capable of learning and adapting to flight conditions in seconds. Passenger drones and high-level access in and out of a building will allow us to create a city within a building (or connected buildings) that can be accessed at many points. This will free us from the vertical ?cul-de-sac?...