Architects don’t have a great track record designing vehicles that make it to the marketplace. LeCorbusier, Gropius, Zaha, and, of course, Buckminster Fuller have all tried “streamlining” their buildings and putting wheels on them but their efforts never made it past the prototype stage. Now you can add Future Systems to the list of those who have tried and failed.
Last month, we featured the winning entry from Lord Norman Foster and Capoco Design, as well as some of the runners up. Given that there were over 700 entries, some never caught the attention of the wider public, even if they should have. Case in point: Future Systems’ out-of-this-world proposal. More UFO than bus, it turned up today on BD. And while Transport for London might not have liked FS’s design, it certainly is exemplary of their other blobtacular work. Maybe London’s loss can be New York’s gain: Start petitioning City Sights immediately.
