April 30, 2024

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“What if we create a new layer on the Earth that incorporates growing human habitation and consumption?” asks Winy Maas

Dezeen

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In his manifesto for the Dezeen 15 digital festival, architect Winy Maas of MVRDVproposes covering the planet with a new inhabitable geological layer called The Sponge.

Constructed from the detritus of the Anthropocene era, The Sponge would be a giant, multilayered biostructure capable of nurturing both people and planet.

The Dezeen 15 festival features 15 manifestos presenting ideas that could change the world over the next 15 years. Each contributor will also take part in a live video interview.

See the line-up of contributors here and watch the video interview with Maas live on Dezeen later today.

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