Related Links: Imagining Construction's Future The judging panel for ENR's Imagining Construction's Future science fiction contest included two ENR editors, Jan Tuchman, editor-in-chief, and assistant editor Sigmund (Luke) Abaffy, as well as three guest judges: Liza Groen Trombi, a leading science fiction publisher; Paul Levinson, a notable science fiction author, and John Hillman a highly inventive practitioner from the construction industry.Trombi is president of the Locus Science Fiction Foundation and editor-in-chief of Locus, "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field," which is published monthly in Oakland, Calif. Locus reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing world and
I remember my great-grandfather, a retired ironworker from local 40, telling me it all started happening about 120 years ago, back in the summer of 2013, when he was in his early 20s. He said the world leaders had been discussing global warming for a number of years, maybe as early as the 1970s.
Artwork by Andrew Martin Click the link below to download the full PDF of the graphic short story. Related Links: The Last Superintendent, a graphic short story by Andrew Martin (size approx. 6MB) Imagining Construction's Future In this two-page graphic short story, a lone construction superintendent in the distant future checks in on a jobsite for perhaps the final time.Click here to download a PDF of "The Last Superintendent. MARTINDrew studied art at UC Santa Barbara, where he drew for the daily newspaper. He ventured with that staff to Prague in 1992 to work on The Prognosis. He has also been
“12 minutes and 48 seconds to lunch. [Image of Lunch Items] Total calories: 428. Today’s bonus for arriving on time: [Image of chocolate ice cream] 35 calories”
“Hey, see here—listen to the voice of experience. You can be running this place in five years. Why on earth would you trade that for a chance to build a bridge across Lake Michigan? Like the Chinese say, the nail that sticks up gets pounded down.”
When the dust settled from the chaos of the fall of the United States, the four Contingents were born: Western, Eastern, Mountain, and Great Lakes. The basic premise were agreements struck between the Contingents, depending on the usefulness and benefit of the agreement for each Contingent.
The ground began to shake. We knew it must have been a big one. Our building’s design would withstand the quake’s tremors with ease, and our regenerative control systems were going to make us fully operational within a few minutes.
"That's a drafting board, Will. It was largely used by architects to develop drawings of a building before construction," explained George, Will's grandfather, as they toured the Museum of Architecture and Engineering.
The group I had joined was supposed to be considering an exciting topic: the future of construction. Wow—where to start? So many potential breakthroughs: design, materials, methods, techniques. And then there are the new building sites: the oceans, outer space—limitless possibilities in the Digital Age.
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