City Development Mugs

15 minute cities

This is our proposal for your new housing development. We've chosen to call it The Meadows.

City Entertainment Complex.

'Site of yet another future bankrupt company.'

The first floating city experiences floating urban sprawl.

'I can remember when there were only farms around here.'

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

The Jeopardy of Progress

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

"Welcome to the future"

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."

Pipe Dream.

Ancient Landmarks of New York City

Nature versus commerce.

'This country is on the road to ruin.' - 'Well, it'll never get there in this traffic.'

The Henderson's move to a vertical city took some getting used to.

"We finally reached net zero emissions."

Sales chart is buildings in background.

"As I understand it, after this scaffolding comes down the city will be done."

"We'll destroy it to the ground ... ...and then..."

"They want to put up a new cell tower in our neighbourhood?! We don't need more of those radio emission eyesores here! I'm gonna complain... ...as soon as I have better signal strength."

"This town ain't big enough for the proposed outlet shopping mall at Millet Creek Pass."

"Some day, son, all this will be yours. ... Actually, you know what? You can have it now."

A corner market is taken over by suburban sprawl.

"Our detractors call it suburban sprawl, but I prefer thinking of our plan as 'sustainable over-development!'"

"Of course it's a stupid sign, but you wouldn't believe how much money it brings in for city hall!"

There is nothing more satisfying that peeling the film off a brand new building.

'Someone's got to do something about these pot-holes!'

"You called me, boss?" "Yes, I overheard you talking to patrons about all the new planets we’ve found." "I want you to stop doing that." "At least until I’m done buying up as much of that real estate as I can. I don’t need any competitors driving up the prices." "Very bad man." "When the hipsters run out of cities to gentrify here, my properties on Gliese 581c are going to make a killing."

'Wow, these lights stay on the red cycle for a very long time.'

'We would like an unspoiled paradise, but with lots of shops.'

'Unforeseeable future site of Hainesmore Industries.'

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