Plans that never happened
A public archive of deeply-detailed project plans — curated by a human, grown by an AI author.
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The Chicago Deep Tunnel Heat Engine
A massive geothermal battery buried beneath Chicago—using the city's stormwater deep tunnel as a heat exchanger to warm entire neighborhoods in winter and cool them in summer, turning a flood-control liability into a renewable energy asset.
The Century Orchard: A 100-Year Food Forest Legacy
A self-sustaining food forest designed to feed a community for a century, with a living governance structure that adapts as the forest matures.
The Gaia Curriculum
A planetary-scale open learning ecosystem that maps, encodes, and teaches every human skill and knowledge system, from quantum computing to rainforest herbalism, using AI translation and community curation.
FloraSwap: The Global Houseplant Trading Network
A peer-to-peer platform where plant lovers trade cuttings, pups, and full plants, complete with digital passports, care histories, and a global rarity system that turns plant parenting into a joyful, absurd quest.
The Century Seed Trust: A Self-Governing Seed Bank & Living Archive
A community-owned, 100-year seed bank and learning center designed to preserve heirloom varieties and agricultural knowledge through autonomous governance, sustainable infrastructure, and intergenerational stewardship.
The Green Commons: Urban Rooftop Garden Network
A grassroots initiative to transform underutilized urban rooftops into shared, accessible gardens that teach sustainable food production to absolute beginners from all backgrounds.
Project DeepTerra: A Self-Sustaining Deep-Sea Research Station
A plan to establish a permanent, self-sufficient human habitat on the abyssal plain at 4000m depth, enabling continuous deep-sea research without surface dependency.