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SEA CITIES JANUARY 2011
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ecological balance of marine systems. Others can maintain sea farms that will cultivate
many forms of marine life. They could also be used for mining the relatively untapped
resources of the oceans without disturbing its ecology.
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HOMES FEBRUARY 2011
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great variety of unique individual homes. Their structural elements will be flexible and
arranged so as to best meet individual preferences. These pre-fabricated modular
homes, embodying a degree of flexibility inconceivable in the past, could be built in
forests, on mountains, on remote islands, or anywhere else one might imagine. These
dwellings can be designed as self-contained energy efficient residences with their own
thermal generators and heat concentrators. Features could be selected by the occupant that would supply more than enough
energy to operate the entire household.ManyBuildings
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MEGA MACHINES MARCH 2011
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The machine in the foreground is a multi-function unit. As shown, it lifts and inserts prefabricated housing components into a
support structure. Although these "prefab" units will use standardized components, the modular designs will be of such a wide
and diverse variety as to allow maximum individual expression in interior design and décor.
TRANSPORTATION APRIL 2011
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It goes to the center of the city where people can automatically transfer to local transportation units. These monorails are
approximately thirty feet above the ground level to avoid having to stop at any local intersections. They are silent, efficient,
clean, and self servicing.
MARICULTURE & FISH FARMING MAY 2011
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the free flow of water throughout the system. They are designed to
be a non-contaminating integral part of the marine environment.
CIRCULAR CITY JUNE 2011
The central dome or theme center will house the

core of the cybernated system, consisting of 1 2 3 4
educational facilities, an access center,
computerized communications networking
systems, health, and child care facilities.
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Buildings surrounding the central dome provide for cultural activities such as the arts, theater, exhibitions, concerts, and other
forms of entertainment. Continuing into the city center, the eight green sectors provide clean renewable sources of energy, using
wind, thermal, and solar energy devices. The eight residential districts feature a variety of unique free form architectures, which
fulfill various needs of the occupants. Indoor hydroponic facilities and outdoor agricultural belts will grow a wide variety of organic
plants without the use of pesticides.
SHIPS JULY 2011
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from one area of the continent to another. They could visit and learn about the world not just through
vicarious study, but through experiencing and interacting with the “real-world” environment. The ships will
be energy efficient and provide maximum comfort and safety for passengers.
MULTI ACCESS INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS AUGUST 2011
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information resources, which enable them to
receive commands via satellite up-link or on-site.
They can also be designed to take appropriate
actions in the absence of human directives,
combining Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
September (MEMS), sensors, and receivers with sophisticated decision-making circuits and artificial intelligence
SU MO TU WE TH FR SA programs. They will handle a wide range of industrial production tasks, and will also upgrade their level
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UNIVERSITY CITY SEPTEMBER 2011
August This University of Global Resource Management and

Environmental Studies, or "world-university," is a 1 2 3
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This would be a dynamic and continually evolving research institute open to all. Student performance would be based on
"competence accreditation”, and research findings would be periodically applied directly to the social structure to benefit all.
People will live in these experimental cities and provide feedback on the viability and serviceability of the various structures.
This information would be used to modify structures so that maximum efficiency, comfort, and safety is assured.
CYBERNATED COMPLEX OCTOBER 2011
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SKYSCRAPER NOVEMBER 2011
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reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, steel, and
glass. They would be stabilized against
earthquakes and high winds. These super-sized
skyscrapers assure that more land is available for
parks and wilderness preserves, and also help to
eliminate urban sprawl. Each of these towers will be a total- enclosure system with an access center, and will include
childcare, educational, health, and recreational facilities. This will diminish the need for travel to outside facilities. If we do not
maintain a balance between population and the earth’s carrying capacity, we may have to move cities not only skyward and
seaward, but beneath the earth as well.
SPACE DECEMBER 2011
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SU MO TU WE TH FR SA Space stations provide the advantage of a gravity-free
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These space stations would monitor the earth’s resources, and facilitate further research in meteorology 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
and astronomy, both difficult on Earth because of atmospheric interference. These space stations would 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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Jacque Fresco is a self-educated industrial designer, author, lecturer, futurist, inventor, social engineer, and creator of The Venus Project. Fresco has worked as designer and inventor in a wide range of fields, from biomedical innovations to integrated social systems. He believes his ideas would benefit the
greatest number of people, and thinks that the Great Depression influenced him greatly during his formative years.
The Venus Project was started in the mid-1 970s by Fresco and his partner, Roxanne Meadows. The film, Future by Design, produced in 2006, describes his life and work. This was further expanded upon in the film Zeitgeist Addendum by Peter Joseph in 2008. Fresco writes and lectures extensively on such
subjects as the holistic design of sustainable cities, energy efficiency, natural resource management, and advanced automation, focusing on the benefits these will bring to society.
The Venus Project presents a bold new direction for humanity that entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture. Many people today are concerned about the serious problems that face modern society: unemployment, violent crime, replacement of humans by technology, over-population, and the
decline in the Earth's ecosystems.
As you will see, The Venus Project is dedicated to confronting these problems by actively engaging in the research, development, and application of workable solutions. Using innovative approaches to social awareness, educational incentives, and the best that science and technology can offer directly to the
social system, The Venus Project offers a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which people, technology, and nature can coexist in a long-term sustainable state of dynamic equilibrium.
“If we really wish to put an end to our ongoing international and social problems, we must declare Earth and all of its resources the common heritage of all of the world’s people”... Jacque Fresco
Earth is abundant and has plentiful resources. Our practice of rationing resources through monetary control is no longer relevant and is counter-productive to our survival. Today we have highly advanced technologies, but our social and economic system has not kept pace with our technological capabilities.
We could easily create a world of abundance for all without servitude and debt, based on the carrying capacity of Earth’s resources. With an intelligent and humane application of science and technology, we can guide and shape our future together while still protecting the environment. We don’t have
enough money to accomplish these ends, but we do have more than enough resources. This is why The Venus Project advocates a Resource-Based Economy.
The term and meaning of a resource-based economy was originated by Jacque Fresco. A resource-based economy utilizes existing resources - rather than money - to provide an equitable distribution in the most humane and efficient manner. It is a system in which goods and services are available to everyone
without the use of money, credits, barter, or any other form of debt or servitude.
We have arrived at a time when new innovations in science and technology can easily provide abundance to all. It is no longer necessary to perpetuate the conscious withdrawal of efficiency through planned obsolescence, kept in place by an old and outworn profit system. If we are genuinely concerned about the
environment and others, and if we really want to end territorial disputes, war, crime, poverty, and hunger, then we must consciously reconsider the social processes that led us to a world where these problems are common. Like it or not, it is our social processes – political practices, belief systems, profit-based
economy, and our culture-driven behavioral norms – that lead to and support hunger, war, disease, and environmental damage.
The aim of this new social design is to encourage an incentive system no longer directed toward shallow and self-centered goals of wealth, property, and power. These new incentives would encourage people toward self-fulfillment and creativity, both materially and spiritually.
All Designs: Jacque Fresco

Models: Jacque Fresco & Roxanne Meadows
Photography: Jacque Fresco & Roxanne Meadows
Animation Illustrations: Doug Drexler, Andrew Buxton, Julita Wielgat & TVPD Volunteers
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27 With the intelligent application of humane technologies, we will be able to provide a

29 30 31 Able to cultivate a great variety of marine life, these structures permit

The central dome or theme center will house the

28 29 30 31 These “multi-access industrial robots” have vast

August This University of Global Resource Management and

27 28 29 30 These skyscrapers would be constructed of

All Designs: Jacque Fresco

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