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Just to be clear in the 2012 film Dredd they did not lock down the building because a crime had been committed. The gang that controlled the tower killed its maintenance staff, overrode the controls and enabled "War" mode which enabled the blast doors designed for nuclear attack to be lowered.

As for the "blurring of private and public spaces" issue, I think that building in Chongqing where a public tram goes THROUGH a residential building, with a station right within the building, is a great case study.

These shorts are extremely effective at getting you interested in the full length videos... she's doing KZfaq right!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="530">8:50</a> even medieval Italy had this in Bologna. There were ~100 towers in the city, some connected by networks of bridges. The rich built the towers as residences to get away from rioting, and then they built the bridges so they could visit other towers without having to go down to street-level.

One of the things that struck me about _The Fifth Element_ was how those apartments had designated places for tenants to "assume the position" for when police came prowling the halls.

When you mentioned Le Corbusier and talked about his design philosophies, that really reminded me of how cities are built in Cities Skylines. Made me chuckle a bit. It feels so easy to accidentally create something dystopian when you're trying to be neat.

About the pod access straight to the apartment, i definitely see this as a way to avoid absolutely every single social interaction outside of your chosen spheres, and your residence becomes a no-location completely cut off society which adds up to social isolation. It could also lead up to buildings built without internal circulation, cars essentially working as an elevator, generating more distance between neighbours.

If you look at the 5th element scenes in Korbens apartment, the thing that immediately sprung to my mind was, a cargo container. The working people of the city, were basically cargo and their 'homes' were just a place to store them when they were not working. Even the hallways outside if you look closely, resemble one of those self-storage places interiors. Those 'apartments' had all the warmth of a storage locker, and an was intentional look by the set designers. Cornelius's apartment otoh, had a far more traditional look by contrast to Korbens industrial locker.

I used to think dystopian megacities weren't a possibility in our reality until I heard of places like Kowloon Walled City. It's fascinating how these developments evolved over time and can become problematic. It also makes me wonder if this problem could be solved with proper planning or if we would just end up with a human scale Calhoun Utopia experiment.

Fun fact: Dredd was actually filmed in South Africa mostly in Johannesburg and Cape Town. In the aerial scenes at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="70">1:10</a> and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="105">1:45</a> where you see the megatowers of Megacity 1, you can see the actual real life buildings of Johannesburg in between the CGI megatowers that have been overlaid on the city. I really like that you mention an actual building in Johannesburg that closely mirrors the megatowers of Megacity 1 in the Dredd movie.

Having grown up in/around Calgary, I was excited to see the mention of the skyways, but my first thought was "I wish they were for us regular people too." You absolutely nailed the social aspect of them. They connect to the richest shopping mall and the most exclusive buildings in the city, yet they're not exactly accessible or useful to the rest of us.

When Denise Villeneuve finishes with his take on Herbert's "Dune", he is supposedly contracted to film Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama", depicting a whole "world", with lakes, cities and all, on the inside of a giant cylindrical spaceship. I hope you get a chance to review the movie when it comes out.

Umm, actually... *pushes glasses up * Peachtrees was placed on lock-down by Ma-Ma's captive technician who faked a "Nuclear Readiness Test." Ma-Ma was doing everything in her power to ensure that Kay didn't leave Peachtrees alive, because he knew too much about her operation. Dredd is criminally underrated. Karl Urban was perfect for the role.

Threw me off guard to hear my home city, Calgary, being mentioned! When I lived downtown there, I'd use the plus 15 bridges all the time. It's a wild and almost trippy feeling to be able to go almost everywhere downtown without going outside once (one of them was attached to my apartment).

"if you trust the government..." we're are so screwed.

Hi Dami. I really like your videos. I was a stationary engineer, then an HVAC/R technician, then an HVAC/R Instructor, and now a corporate trainer. I have studied the evolution of buildings. I think my employer missed the bet when they designated themselves as "Comfort Specialists" Comfort is snuggling under a warm blanket on a cold day. I think this field is of existential importance. Our... meaning humanity's, survival will increasingly depend upon our ability to sustain an environment in which we can thrive. It has always been this way, but climate change will accelerate this necessity. I consider myself an Indoor Environmental Specialist. (I made that up...) When we go to Mars, when we go back to the Moon, (or Venus? IO? The Planet Formerly Known as Pluto?) the ability to bring our environment with us becomes imperative. These magnificent buildings are the perfect proving grounds for this idea. Keep up the good work!

for anyone who has played CyberPunk 2077, the apartment complex that V lives in, is an exact inspiration from the movie Judge Dredd. So glad that CDPR involved a lot of pop culture

HANDS DOWN my favorite video from you... your storytelling and editing gets better and better... (also, The Fifth Element is my #1 movie!). Keep up the great work!!!

I think this new digitalisation of the work culture will continue to open up the wish to live outside the cities and work from home. Some places like Stockholm sweden actually see more people leaving the major cities than moving in now

One technology that would enable something like a "starscraper" is active support. Active support uses the momentum of a moving liquid through a loop to hold up a building. Think of a fire hose, and how it turns rigid and can hold itself up once water is flowing through it. So long as you increase the velocity of the fluid, you can build higher and higher without needing to think about the strength of the materials. And if the flow of the fluid is interrupted, the building wouldn't suddenly collapse - it would slowly drop as the velocity of the water decreased. If you build with this in mind, you could make buildings that change shape throughout the day - if the liquid pumps were solar powered, your structure would rise in the morning and sink in the evening.

im not interested in being an architect, but you make such interesting videos that i have a new appreciation for architecture. the way you edit and sometimes implement comedy is probably one of my favorite things about this channel. i usually watch your new uploads before school lolol

Hey I designed the manufacturing method that allowed for the tolerances on the sunshade at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="968">16:08</a>! I also did all of the CNC Mill programming for those parts. Its so exciting to see my work in videos like these!

You brought up a good point of having policies to prevent separation of class because that is something so few sci fi movies have usually for the plot but still. In real life you have thing like redlining that still hasnt been overcome

This's a pretty original and unique content, I'm actually amazed. When thought about the implausibility of fictional concepts of future, I never thought about the practical engineering (tho aesthetic topics crossed my mind) and how it would reflect in society's dynamics, so it's a pretty fascinating and surprising content, congratulations

Fun fact....there are many buildings in Johannesburg and South Africa in general that get hijacked by criminal gangs, in the area of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, almost every residential building has been hijacked by various gangs, crime is a real problem in my country...by the way, your videos are so informative...I never realized that so much went into architecture, keep putting these out.... greetings from a South African

as someone who grew up in and still lives in a rural area, this sort of thing can be difficult to wrap my brain around existing in. your thoughts on things like making sure to provide natural light make me realize how much i take sunlight for granted. and i feel like "natural" spaces would have to be a must in these structures. parks, gardens, greenhouses. someplace where there are plants and bugs and birds and life other than humans. i know personally if i went too long without seeing a bird or bug i would lose my mind lol. im also interested to see if and how things like flooring evolve to be more comfortable. and things like sound. making sure people have quiet places to go. a futuristic soundproof botanical garden perhaps?

The future looks more gray by year. Just from the perspective that the humanity would eventually replace all remaining nature with urban places. But this video was very educational. I don't know much about architecture in general, but those concepts that affect the community all together was very interesting. I personally never thought how much does a design of a living area could affect the community that lives there. Thanks for sharing.

SciFi can be a great source for inspiration and philosophical thinking. I love how Dami exemplified this through her competence and passion.

Hi DamiLee ! I'm a student in urbanism from Montreal. I just want to let you know that our teacher in Theories of Urbanism asked us to watch your video for his class. This is really, really well done ! I love the visuals, the research you've done and how you manage to explain a lot of stuff in a relatively short time, but it doesn't feel like too much information. I've subbed and will definitely watch some of your other content. Merci et continue comme ça ! :)

The KZfaq algorithm hit me with an absolute MASTERPIECE! So glad to have discovered you and can't wait to just drive in to everything youve already made and continue to make

In response to the Skyway part of the video. You may take reference to Hong Kong’s model for Tseung Kwan O district or Tseun Wan district where they solved the security issue by having commercial activities aka shopping malls/arcades and subway stations and residential towers on top connected the “skyways”. so these skyways essentially are public accessible 24/7, but where they connect the residential towers, each entrance has their own secured access via card or guard etc. But of course this works because Hong Kong summers are hot and these “skyways” provide an air-conditioned environment and weather protection all year round. But it does work if it’s properly planned and executed collaboratively between Government and Private Developers.

Another nightmare of a megacity concept is the Hive City from Warhammer 40,000. It's basically an immense structure that keeps building upwards, and new parts are always being built above older parts, with the lower parts being all crumbly and radioactive because all the waste is dumped there, so basically it houses horribly mutated creatures, whereas the rich and powerful live at the top.

I'm a sci-fi author with a city on my hands; Dami, your thoughts are food to the part of my mind that is continually brining it into being: I'm particularly interested in Old World cities becoming megalopolises, architecture with a thousand plus years separating it, continually evolving and renewing, so thank you kindly for your insights! 😅🥰

You know Dami's got dope taste in movies when she starts off a whole in-depth video about the building from DREDD. Ain't nobody out there has ever touched on this subject, that's when you know Dami is gonna go BIG on KZfaq. Can't wait to see December Dami! 🙌

I love seeing the increase of videos on youtube talking about the social and environmental impact - and possibilities! - of architecture and community planning.

I just love your chats. I often think of these things, and you always effortlessly take my thoughts, and observations to a greater level. Thank you!

From what I've seen in urbanism videos until now it seems that the biggest issue with very tall building is actually represented by elevators. They aren't efficient in transporting people quickly and in great numbers. Everytime I go and visit a skyscrapper I'm always surprised by the amount of time you spend waiting for an elevator.

As an architect, with a huge passion for film, I’m really digging this. Glad I stumbled across you!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="236">3:56</a> I went from growing up in an area of my coty with those "dead zones", to living now in a different area with a mixture of residential, commercial, retail and restaurants. And I can't agree more that where I am now, actually does feel more comfortable and safe because of that. I always knew that was the reason, but hearing it articulated in this way was just spot on 🎯🎯🎯 I live that I don't really have I worry about my friends and family traveling around my neighborhood at any hour of the night.

I only just found your account today! I am so happy I did, not only was this video super interesting but it was also super relevant to my university painting exegesis/thesis based on dystopias. So not only was your views on the use of architecture informative, but also your recommendation to try Milanote has saved me! I find it really hard to make notes, especially when they intertwine with one another. So Milanote is soooo helpful for connecting videos, articles, notes, artworks etc. all in one place. So all in all I really love your channel but also this video overall is so insanely cool in so many ways! Lots of support from a new fan from New Zealand! Go Dami!!

As a sci fi writer and enthusiast, I really appreciate that you made this video, it gives me a lot of ideas and understanding how to create the landscapes I want, as well as how to improve ideas Ive been ruminating on

I need a behind the scenes of her videos, on her workflow, on what methodology how she plans out her work how she searches for her references! It's crazy how educational and detailed her vids are!! It's a direct synthesis of hours and hours of research and documenting!!!

Ponte was rejuvenated a number of years back already. It's been redone and now has security and penthouses. There are weekly tours that run through it. I live in Jhannesburg and I even have a tour organised for Ponte in September.

Seriously, your channel has been so inspiring in regards to the creation of maps and buildings to explore when creating scenarios for my roleplaying game sessions. Knowing how these structures have been thought and the effects on communities has been eye opening for the creation of a living world that makes sense. I've been watching many videos without commenting, but you managed to bring back my childhood's passion for cartography. That is an achievement. 😆

The sky bridges make a lot of sense in a city made of sky scrapers. The bridges don't just allow people to move, they also brace buildings against each other so the movement of the buildings gets transferred to its neighbors which then transfers it to their neighbors. The entire city acts as a single structure, spreading out the weight of the buildings and keeping them stable.

I always each from my tutor’s “architects never design prison” then I wonder who actually designs prisons . But I guess the phase is more of a concept we don’t design spaces where we make feel people feel trapped, even in designing a prison we can design a “welcoming space” that just happen to contain people and we don’t design trapped places I suppose as a concept

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="560">9:20</a> in Hong Kong is kinda like that where they connect a lot of skyways and sky bridges around the city especially in central, connecting the subway to big mega shopping malls and connecting to offices and residential tower block right above the big malls too, usually also because of being so hot there and humid people

It's a shame you missed the Bioshock game series. They had some really cool city concepts - cities underwater and cities floating in the sky. I sure hope the cities of tomorrow don't evolve vertically, but rather reach some sort of balance between verticality and horizontally. Japan already has trains that can travel at hundreds of km per hour which could help with the potential problem of cities becoming too long. Anyways, cool vid!

My wife and I were looking to buy an apartment in 2020 and we viewed one where you entered into the middle of a small square courtyard which the building surrounded; and around the entrance to each apartment was from open walkways around the courtyard - I told the realtor that it looks like a prison cellblock; she looked and said "Ohh you're right. It DOES!" LOL

One of the things not illustrated in the movie was the pollution, this was an era where you needed a re-breather to walk around outside. When that occurred, the evolution of a neighborhood inside a building w/processed air becomes natural.

What a brilliant idea for a video. Working with architects and not one myself this is so fascinating and scary at the same time. Thank you very much for this POV. 😊

I definitely suggest playing Cyberpunk 2077 and exploring its city. i feel like their take on future cities is far more realistic and grounded while still having insane mega buildings and scifi elements

I lived in Discovery Bay, a 40 story high rise in Waikiki Beach, surrounded by other high rise apartment buildings. I believe it was the second densest population level in the country. I loved it. A short elevator ride and everything I wanted was a short walk away, except a grocery store. Theaters, gyms, eateries of all kinds, a massive mall, a zoo, the beach. Being so high there was nearly no street noise. Lower down the sound would echo from building to building. So, sort of like this video, but smaller. The only negative was in the wee hours of the morning the elevator wouldn't come until there were two requests. Many times I had to rush down the stairs to the first floor.

I just discovered your channel and I'm truly impressed! The video quality is outstanding, your analysis is on point, and more importantly it sparks the imagination. Thank you so much!

Multi-story megacities like in Blade Runner, 5th Element, Altered Carbon, Immortal Ad Vitam, Alita Battle Angel etc.. are my dream. I guess to most people they are a nightmare, but to me they are like a jungle, filled with tech and info coming to life.

I hope you delve into more architecture in scifi like alien cities we see depicted in movies or TV show! Great episode!

Oh man, I'm really digging your videos lately. I work in a standard 9-5, and honest, your voice has the best cadance and vocab for me to understand while listening in the background. Keep up the amazing work Dami :D

Intrigued by the thumbnails showing megacities. Stayed because she's beautiful. Left with new knowledge about architecture and stuff. 10/10 will subscribe again.

It's great to see an architects perspective on this kind of thing. Just discovered your channel and really liking your content.

Very interesting video! I started watching your videos a few weeks ago out of curiousity and I never really thought about architecture before. Since I started watching your videos I look at buildings in a whole new way... for the better! Thank you for expanding my horizons!

As a game designer and story writer this channel is a godsend!

the effort gone in making these videos is just so incredible!

I was a screening of Minority Report with Steven Spielberg and the other directing crew, was the best Q&A I've ever been to. The precrime arrests and the AI that sense crime is an insane concept that we may very well live through

Minority report reminds me of Venice where the beatiful facades and buldings are mostly build facing the water because gondolas could provide a direct method of transport directly from your house to most places in the cities

"In instrumental chaos the streets and aves flow like a clean river however alike to a series of pools dependant on the overflow of the prior one or more is bound to become overgrown and dark unsafe to wade in and further more an act of desperation to drink from."

Ponte tower is in Johannesburg's central business district, and it's the closest real life example of a dystopian city scape. Source: I live in Johannesburg.

I'd love to see an analysis of Star Trek's San Francisco architecture in Deep Space Nine season 3 episodes 11 and 12. It shows the main cast going to 2024 where they find the city segregated by class in some very odd ways. Basically, the city tried to hide the poor and disadvantaged away in a separate district, and I thought the way those episodes used architecture was very interesting.

The Sears/Willis Tower in Chicago is actually 9 separate skyscrapers fastened together, which makes it a very sturdy building. The architects claim that a situation like the 911 attack on the World Trade Center, probably wouldn't have made the Sears/Willis Tower collapse. (To me it will always be the Sears Tower).

The way you speak, the cadence and slight slight lisp is so attractive idk if you get told that a lot but yea you’re stunning

I've been on the Arch in St. Louis, MO and it swayed. Freaked me out. It took me a long time to see the art and science behind architecture. You're very passionate about it.

I really like this, as a hobbyist comic creator the world the story takes place in is a character itself or a short hand/visual explanation of the society its representing. Batman 89 had such a beautiful Gotham, Cyberpunk has the neon over the crumbling/decaying structures. Look forward to seeing more of your videos.

Movies are just a few artists painting a picture for us. In real it’s millions of people with their own inputs. Really enjoying your lectures.

I recently stumbled on to your KZfaq channel and I actually like what you talk about like future building either on land or sea it's really well put together.

I write more in fantasy but since my current work relies on a giant port city centered around a giant lighthouse on a mountain range, these discussions on how to build dense urban living spaces is really good food for thought about how to design a believable city.

as a scifi lover, this is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while. Please make this a series since there's so many cool stories in movies, novels and manga. My personal recommendation would be the : Blame! manga

You make really nice and informative videos with super perfect visualizations 😲 I have just watched 2 of your Videos ❤

Hey! I'd like to say I really enjoy your videos, i find it interesting to think the importance user-centric design!! keep these sorts of videos going!

I remember hearing from a friend with an office in one of the upper floors of the Bank of Montreal building in downtown Toronto that hanging plants swayed pretty dramatically when it was windy. That whole idea freaked me the heck out. I had not thought about how the separate of functions really does result in unsafe spaces/times.

I have no idea how I stumbled on this video, but I'm sure glad I watched it all the way through. I've always been fascinated with buildings and have enjoyed photographing them whenever I travel, but... I hadn't given very much thought to how architecture influences society and vice versa. So your video made some lightbulbs go on in my head, and I'm grateful for that. Props to you for your thoughtfully presented and well-written work!

wow! I love your channel ! I just found you. I am an architectural technologist that lost the love for the career due to toxic working conditions and for a while I thought I truly hated what I had chosen but you reminded me what and why I love architecture. thank you.

I thought I had one of my other music tabs open, lol. Excellent choice of cerebral music.

You should look at the planet city in the series Foundation. It's described as a city that is designed in layers with a layer on the surface of the planets and multiple layers that go deeper into the planets using artificial skies (basically big screens) in the layers that are underground.

Wow, this was an incredibly well made video, from the visuals, transitions, sound, research, and commentary. It does a great job of weaving a discussion about architectural concepts, questions about how to organize a community/society, and real-world examples.

This concept of video analysis is combining all my greatest interests altogether and could not appreciate them more.

I just watched your Mars video, and now this. I’m really enjoying it! Keep it up!

I love it when people misunderstand that Judge Dredd is a satire and not a user manual.

I like the idea of the skyways, as well as underground tunnels. I went to a university in Halifax, Nova Scotia that has about half the buildings on the main campus being connected by underground hallways, which were fantastic in winter or when it was raining. I wished it could have connected all of them, but the newer buildings don't have that connection to the old ones. I believe other campuses have connected buildings as well. But it is very limited in terms of what other things are connected to. Like there's a convention centre attached to a hotel, bank, and a couple restaurants, the old trade centre is attached underground to a mall and sports stadium (great for getting food at the mall while at an event), and there's an apartment building that's connected to another large building with offices and restaurants in it. I'd love to see more covered areas as accessibility is a great need, and with snow, ice, and puddles, it can be hard for people with mobility challenges to get around safely.

fantastic production quality, I am now addicted to your content

When I was young I attempted to design a small city. Of course it was in a circle with concentric rings of roads. Different functions in different districts. Walking/ Park places, Shopping district, Industrial district (Manufacturing), Officer District, etc. I soon realized in talking with some adults why this would not work. Now that I live in the Bronx, while not a utopia, it has elements that work VERY well. Large dwelling apartment buildings but every 5 or 10 blocks a repetition of sorts of neighborhoods. Each section has a little (or big!) park, has delis on every corner, some 'more residential' series of blocks, and others more shopping specific, but busses connect them and a healthy person can walk out the door and soon find any of these within a few blocks. While my 'job' can be anywhere in the city area, the trains and busses very conveniently take me there, and once in the business district, there are still very ample numbers of places to eat, parks, shopping... and many are unique in their diversity, you can usually tell where you are, and have access to unique 'surprises' in that area. What fascinates me is that my country cousins - whom I grew up with in the country - cannot imagine living this way. The noise, having to take trains or busses, the amounts of people all over... they HATE it.

Chandigarh in India was designed by Le Corbusier, what you mentioned really is very well reflected here, with most of the sections of the city separated from each other. Though the separation is mostly within small sectors in pockets, other than the industrial area.

What a concept!! You & your team have given a new dimension to present hard to grasp concepts in a short, precise & in concise way so a lay person could understand it easily. & Also your unique way of analysis certainly help me & akin movie-buffs to view & analyse cinema through a different set of lenses! Ty🙏🏽🙏🏽

I love sci-fi/cyberpunk and I love architecture. These videos are awesome and you do a great job talking about these concepts. 💯✌️

im planning to go to school for architecture and urban planning because of the issues I see. AAA I FEEL SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS CHANNEL

I'm an Architectural Technician in NZ and happened to stumble across your video. Wow! Such great content, even your voice and how you explain & express the content is clear and calming. Keep up the good work, looking forward to watching your other videos. Totally subscribing to this channel.

I really appreciated how you integrated the sponsor into the video in a super helpful way. The only reason im going to look into the sponsor is because you took the time to do it this way. Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness!

this is the only channel that im addicted to watching. thank you for the awesome content.

I think my favorite trend in architecture are how some cities are growing trees and gardens right upon terraces and roofs of multi-level sky scrapers. This could definitely help reduce greenhouse gases while providing food to people within these structures.

I really enjoy learning about the concepts and pillars of the architectural world. Thanks for going out of your way to include the nerdier things like names of design movements, influential people from the field, and how physics affects the concepts you discuss. Absolutely engaging stuff.

Conceptually it's so interesting listening to you talk about these subjects, Architecture is always the subject that gets skipped in the sense of why environments are built the way they are, you feel like a cheat sheet in video format for learning these things