A half century or into the future, will New York City even still exist as it stands today, or will these fanciful and sometimes bizarre proposals get a chance to become reality" These visions for future Manhattan aim to maximize available space by building new infrastructure right on top of transportation hubs as well as the Hudson River, and adapt to changing needs by creating new drone superhighways and building porous street systems that can absorb floodwaters.
Excavated & Walled Central Park

Considering that the entire city is liable to be flooded at the first sign of a serious storm, let alone rising sea levels, sinking any part of Manhattan doesn?t seem like the greatest idea. Yet, the visuals associated with this crazy concept are too stunning to dismiss. The winner of eVolo?s 2016 Skyscraper Competition, ?New York Horizon? excavates the entire park to reveal a mountainous landscape, and wraps it in a 1,000-foot-tall mirrored megastructure. Tenants living inside the megastructure would have unparalleled access to the park, but views of it from any other buildings that aren?t skyscrapers would appear to be limited. Bizarro Futuristic Coney Island

The New York CityVision Competition by London-based firm Squint/Opera imagines a dazzling new future for Coney Island Park that could save it from the current threats of being turned into a condominium park. Transporting the defunct ?Southern Star Big Wheel? ferris wheel all the way from Melbourne, Australi...