The visualized fantasies of Manas Bhatia, an architecture designer from New Delhi, India, transport humanity to a city of the future. This city is far more advanced than the settlements of modern humans, appearing as if it has just slipped out of a wild dream.
To create the image of a futuristic Martian city, Manas Bhatia harnessed the potential of artificial intelligence tools—Midjourney and ChatGPT.
The result is a series of architectural variations titled “Life on the Red Planet.” In this series, the author surpasses himself in his own fantasies, incorporating cacti into the desert landscapes of Mars, where humans will reside. According to the author’s vision, these biologically clean, energy-efficient structures are adapted to the harsh conditions of the planet, as reported by Designboom.
A City Thriving on Harsh Mars
In addition to his usual assistant—the neural network Midjourney, which creates images based on verbal prompts—Manas also enlisted the help of the ChatGPT chatbot, which is capable of writing texts.
Ultimately, ChatGPT crafted an original story about giant, promised cacti that colonized Mars, which was then visualized using Midjourney.
Here’s a brief excerpt from the description of the new project, set on Mars in the not-so-distant future: “Imagine it’s the year 2187… Humans have been living on the Red Planet for over a century, and what was once a barren landscape is now dotted with cities and towns.”
Behind all these whimsical green towers and surreal forms lies the concept of a city that has learned to thrive in the challenging conditions of the Red Planet. It utilizes solar energy and water recycling, among other innovations.
This sci-fi settlement on Mars, inspired by cacti, leans towards hydroponics: a method of growing plants without soil, using nutrient solutions instead.
This is not the first series of visualizations, both fantastical and realistic, where Bhatia sets ambitious goals for his structures. For instance, they are designed to be built without the necessary materials and energy sources. Additionally, the planning and architecture of the Martian city include shading and cooling systems to protect residents from high temperatures and radiation.
One of the key ideas for this surreal scenario is the ability of cacti to store water in their stems, making them self-sufficient.