City In The Sky

Here's a bit of filler in the vein of the sci-fi megastructures.

Proving that for some, sky is not the limit, the Megatropolis project gathered quite a few interesting ideas, emphasizing on urban life in the future. One of the concepts belongs to architect Tsvetan Toshkov and reveals a futuristic, lotus- inspired city, far above the sky-scrapers man kind is so familiar with: “City in the sky is a concept about a tranquil oasis above the mega developed and polluted city where one can escape from the everyday buzz, smog and dirt. The concept is inspired by the Lotus flower which is known for its ability to emerge above the murky waters pure and clean“. Even though the project did not make it to the final stage, the idea was taken further and presented in a short movie, that we are certain you will find original and intriguing. Have a look and don’t hold back from sharing your reactions regarding this future-city concept.
[Freshome.com]

Floating City's and Crystal Spires have long been sci-fi and fantasy tropes since... well, since forever.

Here we see them brought together in the form of a crystal lotus tower that would most likely spell certain death to those below if the windows blew out or some other form of structural failure caused part of the building to fall on the city below.

Still this would make for a spectacular set piece for an adventure in AtB or just about any other sci-fi game setting.

Weird Locations

Wouldn't it be great to find places like these around the world of AtB?

http://www.wackyarchives.com/featured/15-creative-architectural-designs-for-the-future.html

Megastructures in AtB

Remember the movie "Logan's Run" (the movie, not the novel) where the survivors of a holocaust live in a gigantic domed city?

How about the Tartarus and Daedalus arcologies from Masamune Shirow's "Appleseed" (manga and movies).

Well, imagine if structures like these existed in the ruined world that is AtB. While online recently, I came across information on a mega-engineering project that Tokyo has interest in called "Sky City" (see picture). It would stand 1000m tall and contain residential, business, and commercial space. There's even green space (parks and rec) on each on the platformed levels.

Very cool, though I don't know if I'd want to live in one personally. Kinda makes me think back to the 1987 Dr. Who story, "Paradise Towers":
The Doctor and Mel visits Paradise Towers, a apartment complex in the 21st century. Only to find the apartment building has become rat-infested and ruined and Paradise Towers is inhabited by The Rezzies, elderly women who are cannibals, The Kangs, gangs of teenage girls, Pex, a cowardly warrior who claims he is the local hero, and The Caretakers led by the Chief Caretaker whose job is to keep the apartment complex in order. But the Doctor and Mel find everyone in Paradise Towers are being killed off one-by-one by the robotic cleaners, only to discover the culprit is Kroagnon, the building's award-winning architect who plots to rid Paradise Towers of all those who live within it.

The possibility of a Sky City (or some other mega-structure), maybe a floating man-made island resort megaship, a space elevator, or a trans-Atlantic transit tube, still existing somewhere in the world of AtB really makes my imagination run wild. Especially if they are still in use...

More info on Sky City:

• Discovery Channel Interactive
• Takenaka Corp. Info Page