Danish architecture studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed Terminus AI City Operating System as a campus (园区) in Chongqing, China. BIG has drawn up the plans for the company Teminus Group, which will have its headquarters at the centre of the AI-run city campus. Everything in the city campus will be operated by the artificial intelligence system.
The development will be located in Chongqing Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and will include Cloud Valley, the campus-style headquarters of Terminus Group. “Over the recent years, we have worked with several of the world’s leading technology companies. We are thrilled to bring our experience to Chongqing,” said Bjarke Ingels, the founder of BIG. “Cloud Valley is considered as a city where people, technology and nature live together in harmony, with spaces designed for all types of life: human life, plant life, animal life and even artificial life.”
BIG’s design for Cloud Valley is intended to demonstrate the environmental goals of the project. Green roof panels will create open-air courtyards throughout the campus. These courtyards will host art exhibitions and sporting events. At night, the underside of the roof panels will be transformed into what BIG has described as “the largest digital display in China.”
In AI City, people will live in homes with automatically adjusting solar panels and have a digital assistant to run their lives. Buildings will have power systems controlled by Terminus Group software.
“As sunlight hits the houses, bedroom windows become transparent to allow the natural light to wake sleepy residents,” said Terminus Group. “Once the light has filled the room, an AI housekeeper selects your breakfast, matches your outfit with the weather, and presents a full schedule of your day using Terminus Group’s smart transportation solution.” AI City will have e-bikes and self-driving cars to cut down on traffic jams.
【小题1】What is Cloud Valley according to Bjarke Ingels?| A．A smart city with all life in harmony. |
| B．A site known for high technology. |
| C．A space intended for wildlife protection. |
| D．A zone with leading technology companies. |
| A．To produce the largest digital display. | B．To host art and sports events. |
| C．To show its environmental objectives. | D．To create open-air courtyards. |
| A．Digital assistants. | B．The residents. |
| C．Terminus Group. | D．Hired workers. |
| A．Modern Life in Cloud Valley. |
| B．Buildings Controlled by Software. |
| C．The Development of AI in Chongqing. |
| D．An Oncoming AI-run City Campus in Chongqing. |
