"Floating Cities of the Future"

• This mural by Lauren YS depicts an imaginary city that is sustainable, future-thinking, fantastical, zero-emission, and meant to withstand rising sea levels.
• The floating nature of this mural is tied to the mural's location, the island nation of New Zealand.

Positives

• Students bring their own ideas and interpretations to the artwork that develop critical thinking.
• This is an imaginative way to get students thinking about different ways to meet humanity's needs without compromising the needs of other species.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have an understanding of what urban design and planning mean.

Differentiation

• This imaginative mural invites students to come up with their own versions of what the future could hold in store for cities.
• A lesson could explore ways that art can expand technological possibilities by expanding the creative thought processes that start with scientific knowledge and lead to new practical applications.

• Other resources related to these topics include this mural about marine animals' anger towards human's impact on the environment and this video about an idea for a regenerative global city called Planet City.

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