We have new technologies in architecture those makes us feel excited when we see them applied on a facade, a roof etc. or simply used for designing. That gives us ideas about what we can design with which technologies. And we honestly believe that designing a building with high ecologic qualities is the only responsibility we have. In most of the cases that's correct. But do you really not responsible what happens while that building is being constructed.

In a construction site thousands of vehicles brings you materials. Those lorries, trucks etc. are not eco-friendly at all! You construct support structures only to construct the main thing and you say you can recycle those. Recycling is a good deed but the process itself has lots of disadvantages like unsafe and unhygienic recycling sites, and the recycled materials starts to have a shorter lifespan. And do you have any excuse of having people work on dangerous construction sites, especially when you construct a skyscraper! Even though you have a normal construction site, accidents happen! I mean what if you have no people around and the safety regulations are gone! What if you have a total autonomous construction site.

The zeppelin was a very good idea right before we tried using them in war! And not everybody knows but the famous Empire States buildings top is designed to be an airship dock. They look awesome and they look like big whales flying ;) Airships could carry anything and other than having a gas inside to float they just need to be pushed in air to move.So let's say in 10 to 15 years we will be introduced to some super-duper textiles that has every electronics, screens, solar panels etc. printed on it. You should actually expect this tech from fashion designers :) And we might have some cutting-edge drones that has long-lasting batteries and complex working habits. And by that time 3d printing big structures would be a normal day thing. And you should expect some capable AI systems that starts to operate in everywhere. Combine all those technologies on an airship and you have a flying construction system that needs so little help from ground units and people.The airship will use solar panels to charge the drones and operate the main construction unit which is most of the time a big 3d printer. While the main operations unit works on producing the big mass, drones are capable of doing small staff like fixing, connecting, welding, screwing etc. And when the drones are out of juice they can connect to the airship and charge themselves. When the airship needs to move or change its shape, the drones used for these purposes. You may also need the shapeshifting to fit into tight spaces like we have in New York. And you should also consider this system for not just construction but for cleaner demolishing processes too.

For us, designing super-skyscrapers or systems are so exciting. But we should also think about how we construct them! The construction industry is one of the most polluting industries, responsible for around 4% of particulate emissions, water, air and noise pollution. Just by excluding support structures and ground units from the equation would be huge. This fully autonomous, flexible, self-efficient system would be a better way to keep on constructing our marvelous cities without hurting the environment!