Futures in Maps

What if extreme heat and droughts become the norm?

fabien@futures-in-maps.com (Fabien Girardin) — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In a future where average global temperatures have risen by 2°C, cities like Buenos Aires have transformed to adapt to ecological challenges and their social and economic consequences. Buenos Aires has become a model for the “15-minute city” concept, focusing on walkability and accessibility.

What if autonomous vehicles became mainstream?

fabien@futures-in-maps.com (Fabien Girardin) — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Imagine a future where streets are bustling with self-driving cars, equipped with sensors, artificial intelligence, and fueled by our personal data. Like any other cities, Geneva had to deal with complex issues beyond the shift in traffic patterns that reshaped mobility.

About

fabien@futures-in-maps.com (Fabien Girardin) — Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Over the last 15 years, I have been using maps to communicate my engineering and research work on the applications and implications of emerging technologies. Maps are wonderful “boundary objects”. Objects that anybody from different perspectives or backgrounds can relate to and think with. They show rather than tell what the future might feel like. What the future may actually feel like, if expert forecasts become real? From ancient times geographic maps present information about a territory in a simple and legible form.

Call for Contribution

fabien@futures-in-maps.com (Fabien Girardin) — Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The objective of Futures in Map is to produce an atlas of everyday maps that tell stories about a world we all might experience soon. I believe in the power of collaboration and the diversity of perspectives, and I welcome your expertise and creativity to contribute to this initiative. Get in touch: fabien@futures-in-maps.com. About me I am Fabien Girardin, a Swiss-Spanish researcher and engineer known as a pioneer of Design Fiction.