speculative city theme

There is a futuristic city requiring a degree of engineering ability beyond our present capabilities, such as an arcology or a floating city.

Examples

The film "Demolition Man" (1993) is set 2032 San Angeles: a vast megalopolis formed from the merger of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara.

4 total · 3 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Demolition Man (1993) major The film is set in 2032 in San Angeles: a megalopolis formed from the merger of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara.
movie: Judge Dredd (1995) major The film takes place in 2080 and is set in the metropolis Mega-City One: a vegetationless megacity consisting of skyscrapers as far as the eye can see.
voy5x23 major The Millennium Gate tower was a self-contained biosphere that was to be constructed in Portage Creek, Indiana.
novel: A True Story (180) minor Lucian and his fellow adventurers visited the City of Light: a city inhabited by living torches, floating somewhere between the constellations Pleiades and Hyades.