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.
Science-fiction has predominantly been written by western cultures. Middle eastern cities which have developed via rapid economic growth appear on the surface inspired by western visions of the future. Cultural and religious reasons mean there are few middle eastern science-fiction references. The project therefore responds with strategic architectural devices, designed and reinterpreted from traditional, vernacular and symbolic architectural typologies. The project is manifested in a cinematic film whilst commenting on some of the most famous examples of western science fiction.
