London of the future

23rd October 2015

Futurologist Dr Ian Pearson says 18-mile high buildings with spaceports will be a possibility in a London of 2045, thanks to new materials. Dr Pearson wrote the report for construction hire firm Hewden. On construction sites, builders who are "half-human, half-machine" could wear super-strength exoskeletons capable of carrying great weights, while London's housing crisis could be eased by 3D-printed pre-fabricated buildings assembled by robots.

Evening Standard (23/10/2015