The expected doubling of the urban population between now and 2050 demands intelligent architectural solutions. We will continue to face existing challenges like climate change, inequality and aging infrastructures while also being confronted by new demands in such areas as mobility, competitiveness, security and health and wellbeing.

As part of the project THE LINE, innovative solutions to urban challenges are being tested in the shape of the vertical city concept. When folding the city together and extending it upwards, the advantages are immediately clear: a lower CO₂ footprint, better integration, more open space and improved sustainability.

Our design for THE LINE is conceived as a 2.4-km-long section of a linear city, which will be perceived as a continuous space and create the illusion of an endless urban landscape. All the buildings are connected by paths or areas of greenery, creating a unique, immersive urban experience that questions and reinterprets our traditional understanding of the urban context. The focuses of this so-called zero gravity urbanism are integration, sustainability, public space and autarchy, for both citizens and the environment.