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The 21st Century Land Grants
The 21st Century Land Grants

After overcoming the economic and political fallout of the 2020 Global Pandemic, the United States government and several enlightened billionaires came together to fund the 21st Century Land Grant program. The goal was to improve land quality in the Western states, alleviate homelessness, raise living standards for those in agriculture, and foster a new and widespread American organic farm movement.

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Architecture, Climate Change, Construction, Electric Mobility, Environmental Impact, Future Vision, Futureproof Series, Innovation, Storytelling, Sustainability, Urban PlanningDanny Stillion
Next Generation Building Inspection
Next Generation Building Inspection

Megaprojects like the intercontinental high-speed rail system, urban environmental hardening, and coastal region retrenchment placed extreme demands on the industry. As a result, humans worked closely with an increasing variety of robotic counterparts, introducing new construction integrity challenges. New inspection methods were developed for all stages of construction.

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Architecture, Climate Change, Construction, Public Safety, Urban Planning, RoboticsDanny Stillion
Vertical Environmental Retrenchment
Vertical Environmental Retrenchment

As sea levels rose, coastal cities developed various environmental retrenchment strategies. Some mandated a gradual drawdown of development in areas most at risk. Others hardened infrastructure and developed megaprojects to manage storm surges and keep the rising sea at bay. A few cities approved vertical retrenchment strategies.

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Architecture, Climate Change, Construction, Environmental Impact, Future Vision, Storytelling, Urban Planning, VisualizationDanny Stillion