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kingdragonfly

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#208889 4-Mar-2017 08:23

The Futuro House By Matti Suuronen

Only 1,000 built, and only 600 exist, surprisingly New Zealand has 10 Futuro homes

http://www.thefuturohouse.com/futuro_house_locations_and_global_map.html

And a video called the "Year 1999 AD", made in 1967. May want to skip to 3:30 mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAELQX7EvPo

Fred99

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#1729777 4-Mar-2017 10:30

From the same designer as the Futuro, the Venturo - IMO a very cool design:

Rikkitic

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#1729785 4-Mar-2017 10:59

I'm impressed with how close they came on a lot of technical predictions, like the flat-screen monitors and on-line shopping. No social progress, though. The woman's place is still firmly in the home.

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