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This is the future we should have chosen.

A thread of the fascinating illustrations by Russian architectural theorist Arthur Skizhali-Weiss 🧵 Image
Bridges of Dreams (2005) Image
Mysterious Structures in the Desert (2004) Image
The Street Canal of the Ideal City (2002) Image
Gothic Symphony (2004) Image
The Vertical Quarter of the City of the Future (2004) Image
Futuristic Satellite Transit City (2004) Image
Techno Cocoon (2007) Image
Moscow of the Future Aeronauts (2014) Image
Aquapolis (2004) Image
Artificial Island (2004) Image
The City of the Towers of Babel (2002) Image
Amphibious Houses (2004) Image
The Magical City (2002) Image

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