Micro Infrastructure

The third panel explores the next wave of infrastructures for extremely contrasting urbanizing territories through the idea of micro-infrastructure. How small can we imagine infrastructure, and how does this change the way we think about cities, urbanization, location choice, landscape resources, and design? The idea of “microgrids” will be presented for developing world contexts and urbanizing territories that do not currently have the ability to connect to centralized, existing sources of infrastructural energy or water. The idea of “autonomous infrastructure” will be discussed in relation to future visions for mobility and energy needs of horizontal city forms, where the automobile is the predominant form of transportation.