BIG Reveals Masterplan for the “Most Sustainable City in The World”

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled rendered images of its masterplan for “Telosa”; a city visioned to be the most sustainable city in the world. 

Courtesy of BIG and @bucharest.studio

Telosa is planned to be developed from scratch on a desert in the Western United States and is expected to house over 5 million residents within a time range of 40 years. BIG aims to “create a new city in America that sets a global standard for urban living, expands human potential, and becomes a blueprint for future generations”. 

The focal point of the proposed masterplan is a viewing tower surrounded by smaller residential towers and commercial, cultural, and healthcare facilities. All types of buildings and towers are connected with landscapes and transportation systems. 

BIG was commissioned to design Telosa by American entrepreneur Marc Lore, founder of Jet.com who had the idea of developing a new city on unoccupied public land in the desert. This idea responds to the emerging need to have a city that accepts diversity and ensures the safety of its citizens—the cities we are living in are not serving our need to feel included and, more than that, offer very few housing options within disconnected communities. Some cities suffer from water shortage and water scarcity and provide pool healthcare services, all the while using nonrenewable energy resources and impacting the environment. 

Courtesy of BIG and @bucharest.studio

“We have a chance to prove a new model for society that offers people a higher quality of life and greater opportunity. When I look out 30 years from now, I imagine Equitism serving as a blueprint for other cities — and even the world — and Telosa being a place of pride for all who live there.” Marc Lore

In its scheme of Telosa, BIG ensured to apply the notion of “Equitisim” through all the details to improve the overall quality of life for residents. Both residents and visitors of the city will experience world-class services and will be offered creative solutions to their issues. Furthermore, Telosa will take into account protecting nature by using renewable energy resources and will provide economic solutions for housing and transportation. BIG satisfied all three elements of sustainability in Telosa; human, nature, and economy. 

BIG has recently collaborated with ICON to 3D print structures for NASA that simulate human life on Mars for research purposes. The design and thoughtful details by BIG and ICON for the 3D-printed structure aim to create a safe and comfortable environment for its inhabitants regarding both their mental and physical health.