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The starting point The representation of green architecture in magazines is quite often problematic: beautiful houses built with green materials and the latest sustainable technologies… in the middle of an almost pristine natural environment! Maybe it's time to reconsider tower blocks with their much smaller “footprint”.

Basic questions How do we imagine a green harmonious future? How are green harmonious futures represented in our culture? What are the politics of green futurist thinking? How to develop a critical attitude towards these representations?

What we discussed Participants were invited to bring up aspects of the green harmonious future they personally envisioned.

What came up Use less and share more Use more nature (e.g. natural cooling in Kyoto) No growth (e.g. island with glass factories in Murano) Control population growth Give human rights to animal rights Re-empower nature: