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ROADKILL

MARKED FOR DEATH

WE’RE MURDERING OUR LIVING RELATIVES…

PLANTS.

HOW CAN WE HARMONISE URBAN LIFE AND NATURAL LIFE?

THINK LIKE A TREE…

…with its networked communication

CREATE AN URBAN ROOT SYSTEM.

CREATE A NETWORK AMONG BUILDINGS

ADD NUTRIENT RICH SOIL

give nature the resources to flourish in cities

…SO THIS…

becomes this.

all is not lost

HOW WOULD YOU USE AN URBAN ROOT SYSTEM?

JOIN US IN THE YEAR

2028

75%

OF US LIVE IN CITIES

Fossil fuels are

OUTLAWED

So new transportation networks are being built based on biological methods…

roots.

How would you use this network?

How would you use an urban root network?

Send messages Dispose of food waste

Recycle

Obtain metal

nanoparticlesShare data

Grow food

How would you use an urban root network?

Send messages Dispose of food waste

Recycle

Obtain metal

nanoparticlesShare dataGrow

living things

Grow living things

What kind of living things would you grow?

Trees

Lichen

Moss

Fruit

Vegetables

Flowers

Herbs

How would you use an urban root network?

Send messages Dispose of food waste

Recycle

Obtain metal

nanoparticlesShare dataGrow

living things

Grow living things

What kind of living things would you grow?

Trees

Lichen

Moss

Fruit

Vegetables

Flowers

Herbs

How would you use an urban root network?

Send messages Dispose of food waste

Recycle

Obtain metal

nanoparticlesShare dataGrow

living things

Grow living things

What kind of living things would you grow?

Trees

Lichen

Moss

Fruit

Vegetables

Flowers

Herbs

10%

15%

5%

25%

23%

10%

12%