But enough with the doom and gloom. There's got to be a brighter vision of the future than this, right? What about all the hippies who say that eventually we'll become one with nature? Well, sadly, if this eco building is anything to go by, those unwashed fools might be partly right. We can't just wipe our race off the planet, but at least we can live in harmony with it.
This building, which looks like something abandoned in Jurassic Park, is actually the Parkroyal in Singapore, a chic and top-end hotel right in the heart of the downtown area. The design focuses on energy efficiency, using greenery not only as decoration, but reducing its carbon footprint and helping to filter rain water. Incredibly, the building saves hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on its energy bills, just through highly efficient design.