The architects of the Audi Urban Future Initiative gathered Thursday night to discuss the four-year process for designing New York City of the future at the Openhouse Gallery.

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The fact that big corporations are becoming so heavily involved in designing city infrastructure has led critics to question how quickly such a city may, like the computer systems they are relying on, become obsolete.

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The items have been made in his native city by Fallers jewellers and goldsmith Una Carlin has spent many hours designing and making the special commission.

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At the same time he was designing a medi-city to deliver such high-margin services as oncology and cardiac care.

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Future-proofing a city means creating the markets for green businesses and green technologies, and designing the space and facilities to support them.

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Like Sony, which has spent more than four years building EverQuest II, set for a November debut, Cryptic is designing another game, called City of Villains, while the heroes are hot.

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