A design competition asks planners and architects in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to reimagine their cities for the future.
As part of The History Channel series "Engineering an Empire", has launched a design competition "The City of the Future: A Design and Engineering Challenge".
"These competitions -- hosted in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles -- challenge teams to produce a vision of their city 100 years from now that, like the engineering and architectural marvels of past civilizations, has the staying power to endure for centuries to come."
"The top prize [in New York]went to the team from the Architecture Research Office firm, which, acknowledging global warming and climactic change, explored the idea of harnessing the water that would ultimately flood the streets."
A team lead by architect Eric Owen Moss won the Los Angeles competition, while in Chicago, UrbanLab, headed up by, Martin Felsen and Sarah Dunn, envisioned a future where water is the most valuable natural resource.
The winning designs from each city will be featured on the show, and voted on by viewers starting January 2nd.
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