Living Forest

This speculative idea came about in a workshop group in which a pensioner-gardener, two designers, and students came together. Their application, »Living Forest«, is a new concept for urban planning: In the cities of the future, there could be structures made of thermo-wires that change their shape depending on the temperature. Organic material could be stretched out on the wires to form large ›leaves‹ above the streets. These leaves could then turn by themselves depending on the position of the sun, providing shade in the overheated city. This would create a living, constantly changing streetscape.