Living in a Sustainable Multiverse is an immersive art and technology exhibition, conference, workshop series, creative lab, and guided tour presented during Archtober 2026, New York City’s October festival of architecture and design. The project integrates art, architecture, heritage, and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to explore how innovation can foster sustainable and inclusive urban futures. The “multiverse” evokes the coexistence of three realities: the physical city, its digital twins, and speculative futures imagined through AI. Through interactive installations, AR/VR experiences, and collaborative labs, participants will co-create across these dimensions, connecting technology, heritage, and imagination.
New York faces increasing pressures on its urban heritage—rapid development, limited preservation resources, and shifting neighborhood identities. Drawing on European experience in community-based heritage preservation and robust legal frameworks linking cultural value and public interest, the project bridges transatlantic expertise with U.S. leadership in GenAI and civic technology. As a main outcome, EUNIC New York will position itself as a leading platform driving policy change through the development of a policy paper, Living in a Sustainable Multiverse: Transatlantic Perspectives on the Uses of GenAI in Community Heritage Preservation, and a follow-up advocacy campaign culminating in a collaborative GenAI commissioned public artwork.

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