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The fiction A Tale of Towers<\/em> explores what the future of Belgrade and its 177 hectares of Waterfront development might hold in the decades to come. At the centre of its four scenarios is the Belgrade Tower, a 168 meters tower, conceived as the future symbol of the city \u2013 currently under construction in the city. How far will its future spiral off-script?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The scenario writers in front of an add for the Belgrade Tower at the Waterfront Development <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

On April 26, 2015, a select group of people come together in Belgrade to seal the fate of almost one million square meters of precious land at the riverfront. The agreement signed that day remains classified, veiled under a bilateral deal between the States of Serbia and the United Arab Emirates. A year after, under cover of night, a gang of masked man demolish buildings, obstacles to set off what is to become the most massive and contested investment Belgrade has witnessed for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this may read like the start of an obscure sci-fi novel, arriving in Belgrade, one can witness the unfolding of this plot in person. Here, an exclusive enclave of hundreds of thousands stacked square meters is emerging, offering apartments at prices that 99% of the cities\u2019 residents will never be able to afford \u2013 while giant adds lure buyers with the slogan: \u201cClaim your dream home at the centre of everything\u201d. At the heart of this controversial development is the Belgrade Tower, its 42 stories of exquisite and luxurious managed apartments towering 170 meters above the waterfront.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Tale of Towers<\/em> fast-forwards the plot from this reality on the ground into a yet unknown future. Starting from a mix of scripting urban fiction and drawing-up storyboards, its four scenarios explore what the future of the Belgrade Tower might hold, some years after the class of \u201curban families and aspiring residents\u201d are supposed to have moved into their apartments \u2013 the panoramic view of the city unfolding in front of them. The scenarios are made by participants from Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism (Carleton University, Ottawa), as a result of a 6-week design course by STEALTH.unlimited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 The Waterfront Legend<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Natalie Gervasio & Natasha Basir<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n