THE PUMPKIN

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NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS RISING STARS : concepts or ideas submitted by young talents (aged 30 or less)

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THE PUMPKIN

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Pumpkin transport is a system of shared, electric and autonomous vehicles that will be able to adapt to future circumstances and enter different modes (quarantine, night, emergency, free transportation etc.) accordingly. The algorithm will also be informed by changes in various functions of the city such as housing, education, the supply chain, work, the medical system and the manufacturing sector.

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Please provide a summary of your concept/ idea

The proposed system of shared, electric and autonomous vehicles, the Pumpkin transport, will be able to adapt to future circumstances and enter different modes (quarantine, night, emergency, free transportation etc.) accordingly. The algorithm will also be informed by changes in various functions of the city such as housing, education, the supply chain, work, the medical system and the manufacturing sector

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept/idea in terms of sustainability and how these would be met

Cities are facing disruptions in urban transportation technology. The effects of vehicle sharing, electrification and automation are bound to transform mobility patterns, urban form and land use distribution in 21st century cities, just like private automobiles transformed 20th century cities. Many of these new technologies and patterns seek to address climate change and social disparities by creating private or public transportation that will be emission-free, autonomous, smart, efficient and will encourage compact forms of urban development. But what if we plan and design an organized effort to create a transportation network in one city embracing a shared, electric and autonomous future?

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept/idea in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience beyond functionality and how these would be met

The Pumpkin transport solution transcends the urban gesture or the design concept and demands the cognitive cooperation of a variety of fields in order to answer philosophically and spatially the question of transportation. Designing a new smart means of transport for Athens responds to a spatial but also functional and dynamic organization of the city employing transportation planners, surveyors, engineers, artists, builders, and craftspeople, as well as politicians, journalists, social scientists, and everyday citizens under an enhanced, extensive and courageous planning capacity. This new system will allow for a more flexible and connective urban and territorial tissue, a new horizon for living, working and playing together in the city.

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept/idea in terms of inclusion and how these would be been met

During the pandemic, the safest way to live together is to invest in public spaces. Simultaneously, we need a way to move between places that is sustainable and addresses the environmental effects of transportation (figure 1). A systematic organization of urban transportation can help societies function under any circumstances and allow people to live better together. It can also minimize congestion, better manage the unexpected and provide a narrative for other systems (housing, medical, education, waste management control etc).

Please explain the innovative character of your concept/ idea

We design a systematic adaptation to future crises though a system that can perceive its environment and take actions that evolve according to historical events and real time information through machine learning algorithms.

Please detail the plans you have for the further development, promotion and/or implementation of your concept/idea, with a particular attention to the initiatives to be taken before May 2022

The city has recently gone through an economic and social crisis that has hit the city’s residents, with unemployment and poverty levels reaching a record high. However, a wave of innovation and creativity among young people seeks to find new ways to address the issues and imagine a different future for the city. We are submitting our project to the YEA Bienale di Venezia Competition 2021 and we are communication with the local aithorities in order to find a way and implement it in the new transformation of Athens by 2022.

By ticking this box, you declare that all the information provided in this form is factually correct, that the proposed concept/idea has not been proposed for the New European Bauhaus Rising Stars Awards more than once in the same category.