Ministry of Happiness
Ministry of Happiness
GDP and continuous growth as a measure of development is a capitalist construct which is no longer compatible with the challenges of climate change and social inequality we face. Progressive societies are starting to value measures of happiness and well-being as the alternative measure of success. This projects imagines a new Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing for London, in one of the most prominent of locations, the Serpentine Lake, which signifies the importance of which a progressive new future society might hold such values.
GDP and continuous growth as a measure of development is a capitalist construct which is no longer compatible with the challenges of climate change and social inequality we face. Progressive societies are starting to value measures of happiness and well-being as the alternative measure of success. This projects imagines a new Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing for London, in one of the most prominent of locations, the Serpentine Lake, which signifies the importance of which a progressive new future society might hold such values.
Azizul Hoque | Year 5
WHALEMART CITY
Plunging us headlong into the shemozzle of a city of hyper-convenience, this re-imagining of Tokyo is a dense, neonlit world, where a service industry of artificially intelligent robotic drones swarm above and around us, eager to cater for our every need. Acting like an urban reef, the city becomes a feeding ground for a strange aquatic-caste system of automated crustacea: from delivery shrimps to whale-like storage zeppelins, rubbish collecting crabs, to mobile sushi kiosks. This pumped-up manga-inspired city is an immersive vision, where the rules of transaction have been re-written, where the streets teem with life and where the bass has been permanently turned up to ten.