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THE DESTRUCTION LEFT IN WAKE OF HUMANITIES SEARCH FOR SATISFACTION LITTERS OUR HISTORY. THE ENDS MUST NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS, WHEN THOSE MEANS ARE TOXIFYING LANDSCAPES, PEOPLE BEING RIPPED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO WAR, FAMINE, AND POVERTY, OR FOR MERELY NOT CONFORMING TO THEIR CURRENT FLAVOUR OF SOCIETY. THE PRIVILGED FER, NOT WANTING TO TARNISH THEIR SPOILS BY TURNING BACK TO SEE THE DEBRIS, INSTEAD CHOOSE TO AVERT THEIR GAZE.

THE RAFT IS NOT A CITY THAT AIMS TO MAKE A MORE COMFORTABLE FUTURE FOR THOSE THAT CAN AFFORD IT, NO.

IT INTENDS TO SERVE AS A STEP TOWARDS FIXING THE PROBLEMS MANY WOULD RATHER IGNORE. TO SERVE AS A POINT IN TIME WHERE, AS A PEOPLE WE PLANT A SEED INSTEAD OF SEEKING OUT A NEW FOREST TO CLEAR.

SITUATED ON ONE OF THE MOST TOXIC SITES IN AUSTRALIA, ITS AIM WILL BE FOR BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN REMEDIATION. THE ONLU REQUIREMENT FOR LIVING WITHIN THE CITYIS THAT YOU DO NOT ALREADY OWN ‘INVESTMENT PROPERTIES’. LOW-COST PODS OF VARYING SIZES AND TYPOLOGIES WILL WILL BE OFFERED TO NEW RESIDENTS, IRRESPECITIVE OF BACKGROUND. THESE ROOMS ARE PLUGGED INTO A SHARED COMMUNAL SPACE, WHERE PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY CONNECTED TO A BROADER COMMUNITY.

THE RAFT ALLOWS THOSE IN DIFFICULT HOUSING CIRCUMSTANCES TO LEARN THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO RE-ENTER SOCIETY AND PROVIDE TEMPORARY ACCOMODATION TO THOSE IN NEED. THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF PARCEL OF LAND. THEY MAY ADDITIONALLY BE EMPLOYED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES AROUND THE RAFT TO DEVELOP NECESSARY SKILLS.

THE TOWERS ARE BUILT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS CITY WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE ON, ALLOWING NATURE TO RECLAIM AND DECOLONISE THE SITE. IF NEEDED, THIS CITY WILL THEN MOVE TO THE NEXT ‘TOXIC’ SITE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS AGAIN. (APPROXIMATELY EVERY 100 YEARS).

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