Spanish architects offer futuristic city design that responds to lockdown issues


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A group of architects has come up with plans for a city that cope effectively with future lockdowns. Photo: AFP

Greenhouses to grow vegetables, drones to take charge of deliveries, 3D printers to produce everyday objects... These are just some of the elements in the design for an urban housing development that has been christened Self-Sufficient City.

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