It's a giant factory-state here, a City of the Future full of extrapolated 1930's swoop-facaded and balconied skyscrapers, lean chrome caryatids with bobbed hairdos, classy airships of all descriptions drifting in the boom and hush of the city abysses, golden lovelies sunning in roof gardens and turning to wave as you pass.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The city is described as a futuristic, ornate landscape filled with sleek architecture, airships, and vibrant public spaces.
- In plain terms
- A futuristic city full of sleek buildings and lively public spaces.
- What can you take from it?
- Imagine urban design as a blend of technology and aesthetic wonder.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What feelings does a hyper‑modern city evoke?
Another view
The description may romanticize urban complexity.
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