What will our future cities look like?

While it is easy to get swept away by visions of flying cars, metallic structures and underwater cities, the reality is our cities have to become smarter, more efficient and capable of holding large populations.

The World Health Organisation predicts that 70% of the world’s population will be urbanites by 2025. This means cities that were built for a much smaller population will suddenly have to deal with over-crowding and resource pressures.

However digital artists, designers, engineers and architects are working together to come up with ideas and concepts for future cities that could support growing populations – and they are just as amazing as you could imagine.

Here is what they predict future cities will be like: