Helen Barrett

The proposed cities of the future look anything but modern

The vision for California Forever, an American utopian city still at planning stage, is pure picture-book nostalgia of bicycles, rowing boats and tree-lined streets

Milan’s Bosco Verticale, designed by Stefano Boeri. [Alamy]
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