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Cene: Possible futures concept art

Illustration of Chicago Theater and surrounding buildings covered in plants and foliage.

Illustration of a dessert landscape with several machines that appear to be extracting water or resources.

Body of water with floating islands of green domes. A whale breaches the water in the background.

Illustration of a bleak red landscape. A skinny pack of roving dogs hunts a polar bear in the distance. Skulls of animals litter the scene.

Illustration of the surface of the moon with craters and metal landing pad. The Earth is visible in the background.

Illustration of person sitting in a chair wearing a futuristic helmet. To the person's right, a building filled with people also sitting in chairs and wearing helmets is visible.

Illustration of alien-like arthropod creatures swimming in between the ruins of buildings.

Illustration of city buildings almost entirely underwater. Sharks, fish and boats move along the city's watery streets.

Illustration of legs standing on clumps of mushrooms which are linked together through a network.

In Cene, students explore possible future worlds—both utopian and dystopian. In Green 2147, Chicago could be a thriving green urban landscape after manufacturing changes have reduced emissions.

Illustration by Sarah Gavagan, courtesy of the Fourcast Lab

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