The Rise of Dalek Architecture

This project details the futures of thousands of cities across the globe as they fight to overcome all the grave geo-political and socio-environmental challenges of the 21st century. As part of this process, we highlight the inevitable rise of Dalek Architecture.

The Dalek's first invaded Earth from the planet Skaro in 1963. These cyber-mutants were hell-bent on overtaking the world via various techno-fascist means. Sometimes this involved plans to eliminate humanity and sometimes it merely involved the enslavement of all human brains and bodies.

Fortunately, another powerful 'humanity-friendly' alien from the planet Gallifrey arrived on Earth at about the same time -- with a recently-awarded doctoral degree in time-travel. This guy, Dr. Who, acted to thwart the Daleks' progress and then he plunged them toward extinction.

Well, at least this is the storyline of various Dr. Who TV shows.

"Daleks Best Moments" -- From the Dr Who series of TV shows (BBC, 1963 - 2024)

Unfortunately, all by themselves, humans in the early 21st century have now embraced the techno-fascist style that the Dalek's were hoping to force upon the Earth. Arising from Silicon Valley, then working via the insidious subscription services offered in the Trumpian Era by the likes of Meta, Microsoft, Tesla, Amazon, Netflix, SpaceX, and Google, the Dalek's spirit of overbearing techno-control has worked its way across all realms of the human world.

As well, the "dark gothic" forces of Dalek Culture is slowly infiltrating all cultures of humanity. As part of this cultural expansion -- as 21st century wears on into its declining years -- the Dalek visage will become celebrated as an "Icon of the Future"; making its way into the architectural patterns of the world's cities.

By the dawn of the 22nd century, this Dalek Architecture ascends to dominate the urban landscapes of all the world (as the following gallery of artwork produced by the Urban Futures team attests).