Calotopos: a utopian vision of sustainable settlements integrated with nature

Moldovan architect <a href="http://www.east-centricarch.eu/category/architect/maxim-calujac" target="_blank">Maxim Calujac</a> has a unique vision for sustainable, human-focused urban design, and he has named his dream "<a href="http://calotopos.esy.es/" target="_blank">Calotopos</a>". Based on a set of principles including polycentrism, population dispersion, transport reduction, and ecological stewardship, it's a forward-thinking style of holistic architecture that paints a fascinating picture of what cities of the future <em>could</em> look like.

Residences and workplaces would be integrated into nature, rather than obliterating it.

Calotopos could be a way for humans to truly live in harmony with nature.

A human settlement surrounded by biking/walking trails, agricultural fields, and rivers.

A view of the underground storage and transport system.

One of the self-driving high-speed transport pods.

A human settlement building amid a field of poppies.