The Future of Cities

Do you ever feel that older cities are just more interesting than new ones? Well, it isn't just because they're old. It's because of something called "vernacular architecture"...

Chatting with @camwiese today about his New World's Fair (which hopes to paint an optimistic, definite vision of the future), I noticed how these projects so often turn to *retro*futurism in art direction. What would a now-rooted, forward-facing hopepunk aesthetic look like?