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It is Seattle but has nothing to do with the Space Needle. It has to do with the modern technology that has come out of the area, starting with Boeing (despite their current problems) but also Microsoft and Amazon and a half dozen tech companies that have originated in the region.
IMHO, a city of "the future" will reflect the necessity to accommodate a population that is doubling, which requires high density population, frugal mass transit (electric traction rail), and incorporates as much garden space as possible.
I don't think that high rise apartments will be viable solutions, especially as the fossil fuel situation gets worse over time. They consume too much resources to build and maintain.
Indeed, there are few metros over 3 million that are exploding as much as Seattle. Yes, Dallas and Houston, and maybe Atlanta, but Seattle's growth is off the charts. The downtown looks entirely different from just two years ago, with the Amazon complex coming to fruition, plus the new Rainier Square Tower, now the 2nd tallest in the city offering balance to the once only supertall, Columbia Center. "Futuristic" is a funny term, however. I tend to think of it as in technology, etc, but when you combine that with major infrastructure growth as seen in Seattle, the result is obvious.
the real issue is that the trends in US architecture right now are focused on preservation of older structures and incorporating new ones into the built environment. So very little that is being constructed right now is uber futuristic, a lot of it is backward looking. Cities growing now resemble the dominant styles of today.
The cities with the most futuristic look, paradoxically, are the boomtowns of the 90s and 00s because styles then were more modern and future focused. This is why DTLA and Seattle are the main contenders in this regard (LA also REALLY boomed in the era of art deco and retrofuturism which helps)
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Little surprised (unless I missed it) to see Miami not mentioned, particularly with all the new and modern building construction with amenities.... And I take issue with the comment the "glass towers" are monolithic, cookie cutter, and all look alike--they don't. Here are just a couple of projects with unique design:
Aston Martin Residences (luxury brand's first venture into real estate under its marquis brand name):
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