Architects model the City of Tomorrow on Ferrari engine components

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City of Tomorrow at Ferrari Store London - Click above for high-res image gallery

Ever get the nagging feeling that there are tiny little people or creatures of some sort living inside your engine? Call them gremlins, engine gnomes or what have you, but you're not alone. Duggan Morris Architects took the concept to the next level in a display billed as the Cities of Tomorrow.

The architecture firm participated in an initiative of the Royal Institute of British Architects to craft tiny models of futuristic city-scapes, using a variety of finely-crafted mechanical components from Ferrari race and road cars. The result could very well challenge Detroit for the title of Motor City, though in a very different sense.

Far-fetched? Maybe, but hardly unprecedented: facilities like Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Maranello Village embody the same Prancing Horse spirit in full-size living spaces, even if the buildings aren't shaped like crank shafts. Stop by the Ferrari Store on Regent Street in London to see the display up close, or if that's a little out of reach, have a closer look in our high-resolution image gallery.Continue reading Architects model the City of Tomorrow on Ferrari engine components

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