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'New model of society': billionaire will build a unique city in the American desert for $ 400 billion

The cleanliness of Tokyo, the diversity of New York and the social services of Stockholm: Billionaire Mark Lohr laid out his vision for a “new city in America” of 5 million people and appointed an internationally renowned architect to design it. The edition told in more detail CNN.

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He has allocated $ 400 billion in funding.

The former Walmart executive has unveiled plans for Telosa, a sustainable metropolis he hopes to build from the ground up in the American desert. The ambitious proposal for 150 acres (000 ha) promises green architecture, sustainable energy production and a drought-resistant water supply system. The so-called "60-minute urban design" will allow residents to access their jobs, schools and amenities within a quarter of an hour from home.

While planners are still looking for locations, possible targets include Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, and the Appalachian region, according to the project's official website.

The announcement was accompanied by a series of digital images taken by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), an architecture firm hired to make Laura's utopian dream come true. The images show green-covered residential buildings and imaginary residents enjoying the vast open space. Fossil fuel vehicles will be banned in the city, and autonomous vehicles will be depicted instead, driving along the sunlit streets along with scooters and pedestrians.

Another image shows an alleged skyscraper dubbed the Equitism Tower, which has been described as a "beacon for the city." The building has an overhead water storage, aeroponic farms and a power generating photovoltaic roof.

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The first phase of construction, which will house 50 residents on 000 acres of land, will cost about $ 1 billion. The entire project is expected to exceed $ 500 billion and the city will reach a target population of 25 million within 400 years.

According to the organizers of the project, funding will come from "various sources", including private investors, philanthropists, federal and local grants, and subsidies for economic development. The planners hope to reach out to government officials “very soon” to welcome the first residents by 2030.

New urban model

In addition to innovative urban design, the project also promises transparent governance and what he calls a “new model for society”. Taking its name from the ancient Greek word telos (a term used by the philosopher Aristotle to describe a higher purpose), the city allowed residents to "participate in the decision-making and budgeting process." In the meantime, a public fund will offer residents a fractional ownership of the land.

In a promotional video, Lohr described his proposal as "the most open, fairest and most inclusive city in the world."

Laure founded jet.com before selling it to Walmart and joining the retail giant as head of American e-commerce in 2016. He left the company earlier this year, stating that his plans include working on reality television, advising startups and building a "city of the future."

On the Telosa website, Lore explains that he was inspired by the American economist and social theorist Henry George. The investor cites "the essential flaws of capitalism", attributing many of them to "the land ownership model on which America was built."

“Cities that have been built from scratch are more like real estate projects,” Lohr said in a promotional video for the project. “They don’t start with people.”

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“Telosa’s mission is to create a more equitable and sustainable future. This is our North Star,” said BIG founder, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels. “Telosa embodies the social and environmental concerns of Scandinavian culture, as well as the freedom and opportunity of a more American culture.”

This is not the first new city planned by Ingels' firm, which has installed a ski slope on top of a Copenhagen power plant and jointly designed Google's new headquarters in London and California. In January 2020, Japanese automaker Toyota announced that it had tasked BIG with creating a master plan for a new city of 2000 in the foothills of Mount Fuji. The project, dubbed Woven City, is significantly smaller than Telosa, but promises to test autonomous vehicles, smart technology and a life with robots.

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