2024-11-21T11:11:33-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150416476/the-motorist-won-envisioning-a-vehicle-centric-uk-with-archinect-generative-futures-finalist-kyle-branchesi Josh Niland 2024-02-13T19:32:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c1/c100ed858208ecbd9bec16c8cf3f635e.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Designer <a href="https://www.scalefulness.com/" target="_blank">Kyle Branchesi</a> has shared images from his latest creative experimentation with generative AI tools, a visual commentary touching on the debate over pedestrianism and motor vehicles happening currently within the UK.</p> <p>For 'The Motorist Won,' Branchesi imagined a far-off dystopia plagued by vehicle traffic where historic streets and all visible landmarks are besieged by the hum of engines and blur of lights, making cities like London or Edinburgh the all-too-unfortunate casualties of what PM Rishi Sunak says is a "war" against cars.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1a7bd663839c3ac237e462ab8a0082da.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1a7bd663839c3ac237e462ab8a0082da.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Motorist Won by Kyle Branchesi</figcaption></figure><p>Branchesi describes: "Amidst a political landscape where the 'war on motorists' is wielded as a populist tool, this series captures a future where this rhetoric has prevailed. The transformation of UK landmarks like Stonehenge into vast vehicular realms underscores the absurdity and danger of prioritizing short-term political gains over sustainable urban planning. These images mirror the contentious debates in the ...</p>