Wednesday the 20th June was the final hand-in for ‘The Mediterranean City’ design course by Will Alsop. For the course we were organised into small groups representing different ministries. Ana Sofia, Enrique and I were the Ministry of Education and had to make a proposal for the education structure and facilities in a city with a density of 80,000 people per sq. km. Alsop asked all of the ministries to create a name for the city and contribute towards a brochure as a final submission. The chosen name was Alsopia.
Alsopia Brochure
'District ESA' Masterplan
The Story we decided for the origin of Alsopia:
Long ago the ancient Mayans predicted the end of the world in the year 2012. But the world did not end. Instead, disaster and horror was spread upon mankind. It is said that a viral experiment that was going to advance and improve the future of all people went terribly wrong, and all natural resources were contaminated in most of the earth’s climate areas. In the struggle for survival, people fled their homes in search for new ones. Others died immediately after the outbreak of the virus and did not have to witness the chaos and brutality that shook the world. When the earth turned against man, man turned against himself in constant battle for resources, where only the strongest could survive. Cities were abandoned, countries became voids.
But it was not long until hope was born again.
40 years after the accident it was discovered that the resources around the Mediterranean climate turned out to be mysteriously unpolluted. Some say it had to do with a natural antidote in the vegetation that yet somehow could not be detected. Others say it was a strike of sheer luck.
As hope flourished, so did man’s humbleness. The people organized around the Mediterranean climate zones and made plans for a new society where peace prevailed and resources belonged to everybody. A small group of people started what came to be known as the beginning of the New Era. It is said that among this group of people, a couple of great minds based their ideas on theoretical work they once had done under the guidance of a British architect and professor named Alsop. A city was built along the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, with provinces along the whole Mediterranean climate zone. It was named Alsopia.
Much that once was and should not have been forgotten is now lost. Hundreds of years passed, and history became legend. Legend became myth. Though none have lived to remember the beginning, this is the story about Alsopia as we know it today.
Will Alsop and the 'Alsopians'
A few days later, a big group of us met to celebrate at
the Donauinselfest (an annual open-air music festival) and thereafter have a
few drinks at Charlie P’s.
Alsopian after-party
