“My proposal responds with several images to 7 of the questions from the prompt. The image is divided into two parts. On the left side, it answers the questions: 1) What materials will be used for clothing?, 2) How will recycling and reuse of materials work?, 3) What will the building materials for homes be like?, 4) How will homes be connected to the environment?, 5) What will transportation, both public and individual, look like? How do you imagine each case? And, on the right side, it corresponds to: 6) How will communication between people be? and 7) How will small gestures be conveyed to others?
On the left side, you can see how all the images reference recycling, reuse, or environmental care, whether by reducing waste, maximizing natural resources without exploiting them (as in the case of natural light), or repurposing what already exists. On the other hand, on the right side, the photos depict the coexistence and relationships between people and the environment, showing how a ‘normal’ life can be maintained as long as environmental care is a primary focus. Additionally, it shows how a small gesture can be very meaningful, such as a letter expressing something or a special outing that is simple yet holds great significance.
In conclusion, with this proposal, I want to present my vision of 2084, where people have become aware of everything that has happened over the past years and the consequences it has brought, with the goal of resolving or mitigating its impact while still maintaining a good quality of life.” Jazmín Larroude

This imagination is part of the pedagogical proposal of the Ecenarro Turrillo Chair, Introducción al Conocimiento Proyectual 1 (ICP 1), Ciclo Básico Común (CBC), Universidad de Buenos Aires UBA. It corresponds to the initial sketch exercise of the first semester of 2022, linked to the Program 2084 Imagined Futures from the South.

Students were invited to dream and develop utopias with the precept of traveling to the future, the year 2084, and propose imaginations/transformations, understanding that design and its project disciplines are tools to improve contemporary and everyday living, with a sustainable commitment.

The teaching team was composed by Graciela Ecenarro, Andrea Santangelo, Silvina de Gennaro, Juan I. Cabello, Florencia de la Quintana, Natalia Naredo, Luciana Quartaruolo, Santiago Ortí, Andrea López y Natalia Ardissone.

Note: given that some of the imaginations have been delivered without titles, from the editing area of 2084 Futures Imagined from the South, we decided to give them a title with the intention of matching them with others that do have, helping to distinguish them.