Our fixation on AI ignores the cooperative intelligence of the biosphere. Nature arises from quantum mechanics—relational, probabilistic, self-organizing—making life itself intelligence. Until humanity matures beyond competitive extraction, AI will mirror our limits, not liberate us.

Anthropolis applies ekistics—the science of human settlements—by designing village-scale, walkable poleis that integrate ecology, culture, governance, and production. Human scale, ecological limits, and long-term stewardship guide form, while networks of settlements share knowledge without centralization or sprawl.

In Anthropolis, the integration of advanced greenhouse design and living roof ecosystems forms the cornerstone of a localized, regenerative food network, replacing industrial, corporate-controlled agriculture with autonomous, community-managed abundance.

Propolium, a biomimetic propolis-inspired composite, forms the core material of Anthropolis. Each polis prints its own structures and goods, yet remains interdependent—exchanging scarce materials, open-source designs, and innovations. Citizens craft and maintain their village while collaborating with other poleis, creating a resilient, shared, ecological network.

Anthropolis repurposes the industrial city by restoring human-scale organization rooted in anthropological history and the Ancient Greek polis. Combined with the fifteen-minute city, it restructures urban life around walkable proximity, civic participation, and visible ecological systems—transforming cities from machines of speed and scale into networks of modern agoras where citizenship, community, and nature are reintegrated.

If “it’s the economy,” the essential question becomes: what kind of economy are we choosing to build? One that measures success through endless expansion, or one that defines prosperity as balance—between people and place, innovation and restraint, humanity and the ecosystems that sustain life. Reframing the economy in this way is not a rejection of progress. It is an invitation to mature—to align human systems with the realities of a full planet and the enduring needs of the

Climate change is destabilizing every economy. Weather disasters now displace 22–23 million people each year, with ~76 million already displaced. By 2050, up to 216 million people may be forced to migrate within their countries as homes become uninsurable, food systems fail, and infrastructure collapses. Anthropolis offers a solution: a network of human-scale, self-sustaining communities designed to absorb migration deliberately—turning forced displacement into planned, resil

Once hailed as the ultimate symbol of personal freedom and progress, the automobile has over time become the architect of our collective confinement — reshaping landscapes, economies, and even our perception of place.