Electric Planes and Driverless Cars: Plans Unveiled for World's First Energy-Positive City Airport
In an era defined by globalization, and ?speed-driven economies,? urban environments are becoming more entwined with airports, giving rise to an architectural phenomenon of the ?Aerotropolis? across the world. In Oslo, Norwegian firms Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture have aimed higher, seeking to design the world?s first energy-positive airport city for the Norwegian capital.
Courtesy of Forbes Massie
In an era defined by globalization, and ?speed-driven economies,? urban environments are becoming more entwined with airports, giving rise to an architectural phenomenon of the ?Aerotropolis? across the world. In Oslo, Norwegian firms Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture have aimed higher, seeking to design the world?s first energy-positive airport city for the Norwegian capital.
Courtesy of Haptic Architects
The 4 million-square-meter Oslo Airport City (OAC)Â masterplan embodies the Norwegian government?s ambition to move from an oil-based economy to one powered by renewable energy. Embracing low carbon features and green technologies, the Airport City will have the capacity to sell surplus energy to surrounding buildings. More than a city of present abilities, the scheme will serve as a test-bed for future technologies, including electric driverless cars, auto-lighting, smart waste, and perhaps most ambitiously, a fleet of electric aircraft.
Courtesy of Forbes Massie
Oslo Airport City will...
Courtesy of Forbes Massie
In an era defined by globalization, and ?speed-driven economies,? urban environments are becoming more entwined with airports, giving rise to an architectural phenomenon of the ?Aerotropolis? across the world. In Oslo, Norwegian firms Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture have aimed higher, seeking to design the world?s first energy-positive airport city for the Norwegian capital.
Courtesy of Haptic Architects
The 4 million-square-meter Oslo Airport City (OAC)Â masterplan embodies the Norwegian government?s ambition to move from an oil-based economy to one powered by renewable energy. Embracing low carbon features and green technologies, the Airport City will have the capacity to sell surplus energy to surrounding buildings. More than a city of present abilities, the scheme will serve as a test-bed for future technologies, including electric driverless cars, auto-lighting, smart waste, and perhaps most ambitiously, a fleet of electric aircraft.
Courtesy of Forbes Massie
Oslo Airport City will...
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