Research Challenges. Using visuals, present a brief introduction to the class on the following examples of contemporary futurism (note – you must go beyond wikipedia):
- Ray Kurzweil
- the Tellus Institute
- Steampunk
Required readings:
Cornish, Edward. “Ch. 5: Systems, Chance and Chaos,” “Ch. 6: Futuring Methods”, “Ch. 7 Knowing the World Around Us”, “Ch. 8 Using Scenarios” in Futuring: the Exploration of the Future. World Future Society, 2004. 49-105 e-reserves
Ratcliffe, John, and Ela Krawczyk. “Imagineering city futures: The use of prospective through scenarios in urban planning.” Futures 43, no. 7 (2011): 642-653. [Zotero]
Anderson, Nicole, “Sandy Who? New developments prevail on Brooklyn’s waterfront in the wake of Hurricane Sandy”. Architect’s Newspaper, 12/13/2012 http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6402
