LONDON 2040 2015
The South London Surge The London Bridge area has undergone massive regeneration (the 310m Shard skyscraper being the catalyst). Property speculators who gambled on the area in the 90s are now multimillionaires.
A 15-storey viewing gallery attracts 1 million visitors per year. At 800 ft high, views stretch to Brighton.
Apartments occupying fl oors 53-66 are the most coveted in the world, sharing facilities with the Shangri La Hotel below.
Each fl oor has naturally vent- ilated winter gardens thanks to double skinned cladding and louvre windows.
99% likelihood 2017
Blog gods Online trendsetters have become the most powerful members of London's social scene. Thanks to Google style algorithms, their recommendations are verifi ed for partiality and their opinion is gospel. One word from them can make or break a product or person.
26% likelihood 2021
Mood food Nutrigenomics (individualized nutritional profi les) are de rigeur among professionals who self-medicate with superfoods like maca. We also inhale mood-boosting aromas from badges that omit scents into our nasal orbits.
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With thanks to: GMJ for the background images used in this feature (
www.gmj.net); Plantagon (vertical greenhouse)
plantagon.com; The Cloud (Olympic monument)
raisethecloud.org; Marten Wallgren (electric bike)
martenwallgren.blogspot.com; Morgaine Gaye (food futurologist)
morgainegaye.com; Image of The Shard taken from part of an aerial view visualisation, copyright 2009 Sellar Property Group
www.shardlondonbridge.com
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