Inside plan for utopian metaverse city that will have almost no rules or police

AN architecture firm has plans to design a metaverse centering around self-governance.

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) – one of the world’s most prominent architecture firms – has shared plans to develop a utopian digital world, according to a new report by CNN.

The Liberland Metaverse by ZHA is based on the Republic of Liberland

Several illustrations of the futuristic and urban metaverse, designated Liberland, were also shared by ZHA.

Curved buildings, a city hall, collaborative working spaces, shops, and business incubators can be found throughout the virtual platform.

Perhaps most notably, the architecture firm’s virtual community will focus on self-governing ideals based on Liberland – a micronation founded in 2015 by Czech politician Vit Jedlicka.

“If you start off with a clean environment, and…you don’t throw garbage around, that can be maintained without much policing,” ZHA principal architect Patrik Schumacher told CNN.

Liberland is situated between Serbia and Croatia and has 7,000 approved residents. 

While the micronation is not recognized by any other nation, it boasts its own flag, anthem, and currency – a cryptocurrency by the name of Liberland merit.

And now the micronation “is hoping to stake its claim in the virtual world,” CNN writes.

A metaverse, which functions on a decentralized platform and utilizes blockchain technology, is an ideal space for libertarianism ideals to thrive, Schumacher said.

Schumacher added that he has been fascinated by Liberland for a number of years now.

“It’s a very lively scene of contributors…a lot of IT and crypto and tech entrepreneurs who find the world too restrictive,” he said.

Libertarian philosophy isn’t the only inspiration developers are taking from the real world to develop the metaverse.

The virtual platform’s aesthetics and digital infrastructure are also meant to be based on real-life designs – it even mimics the same border shape as the Free Republic of Liberland.

In particular, the buildings were created with a parametric design – an algorithm that generates complex forms.

“I believe the metaverse is not a fantasy world. It’s not a video game,” Schumacher said.

“[Liberland metaverse’s architecture] is unusual and unique, but at the same time is realistic with respect to the kinds of architecture we have built already and which will be coming,” he added.

Liberland will start out as an exclusive space and expand slowly, in order to keep its community in check. Jedlicka confirmed that Liberland citizens and residents will have first access.

ZHA also plans to integrate its virtual world with the physical world, saying that they believe “these hybrid mixed-reality spaces will be very important in every place of work.”

Currently, part of the metaversed is being tested through two virtual floors in one of the buildings, CNN said.

According to Jedlicka, Liberland citizens and residents will have first access to the metaverse once its up and running.