Waltropolis optimizes the distribution of goods to its population of 100,000 people. Eleven kilometres (7 miles) long by 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) wide and 90 metres (300 feet) high, the 10 levels of Waltropolis locates the retail, civic, educational, and cultural program within the efficiency of a box, now free of conventional development patterns that limit the big-box to a stand-alone entity. Repetition of the same unit occurs on separate sites. Residential tract housing is located on the roof deck, the seven square miles optimized to provide the suburban-style living Americans have come to expect.
What a fantastically morose vision of the future. This is Arcosanti gone awry, the American Dream manifested in soulless bomb-shelter practicality, the stuff of nightmares. Brilliant.
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It's a cultural nightmare that I suspect won't come to pass. Take a look at Blockbuster, formerly the Walmart of the entertainment business. Blockbuster is still a large company no doubt but its seriously on the rocks and will probably go bankrupt. Internet video rental and p2p is slowly killing Blockbuster. These souless chains may enjoy a logistic advantage for a time and thrive but as soon as that logistical advantage is gone people are very quick to ditch them.