We, humans, are fascinated with cities from the future.
Futuristic cities are all over our Utopian and dystopian literature, in movies and TV shows; and now, they are also quickly becoming real.
Global issues such as the housing crisis and climate change are pushing these ambitions even further.
Here's a list of some futuristic cities being built around the world. Take a look at what our future will look like in the next few decades.
The 500-billion-dollar Neom includes a floating industrial complex, a worldwide trading hub, resort areas, and a linear city, Line; all powered by renewable energy.
Photo: NEOMStefano Boeri Architetti, an Italian architect launched this plans in 2019. It is capable of hosting up to 1,30,000 inhabitants. 1,20,000 plants will form the forest city.
PHOTO: Stefano Boeri ArchitettiThis is the idea of billionaire Marc Lore, who hopes Telosa will become "the most sustainable city in the world". It could accommodate 5 million people by 2050.
Egypt is building an entirely new capital city for 7 million people in order to deal with the congestion in Cairo, its current capital.
Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh will be redesigned, with 60% of it covered with greenery. It was initially named as one of the 3 capitals for the state, but a verdict is pending.
The Orbit will transform a Canadian farming town by using technologies, keeping the existing agrarian setting while growing the town from 30,000 to 1,50,000 residents.
Rising sea levels will make Maldives uninhabitable by 2050. So, Maldives is designing a floating city to house 20,000 people in a lagoon near its capital.