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Can vertical city be the cure to "big city malaise"?

11/2/2016

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by China Youth News
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Editor Note: the original article is written in Chinese & was published on China Youth News.
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Speakers and guests at the 2016 Vertical City Conference. Photo Credit: J.A.O. Design International

​Kenneth King, an 83 years old Chinese American architect, may be doing something that can "save the world"... Vertical City, literally refers to cities that are built vertically, in which elevator is the main transportation means instead of automobiles. People can travel from point A to point B in the city in 15 minutes. Land will be released for agriculture and greenery because cities are built vertically instead of horizontally... Citizens will no longer be sitting in commute every day, the real estate market will cool down, and the air will be much cleaner... 

"In China, especially in megacity regions like JingJinJi, where overpopulation and pollution have become pressing issues, Vertical City could become a reality and a solution." said Kenneth King, at the recently closed 2016 Vertical City Conference in Tianjin, China.
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