Metaverse city: definition and direction development for urban planning and architecture

Abstract

Technology corporations believe that the Internet in its current form will become irrelevant in the foreseeable future. In its place, the metaverse will come – a global virtual space in which it will be possible to live, work, meet friends and do all other daily activities. Many consider this direction as a continuation of the sustainable development and smart city concept. The article considered the latest data on the metaverse direction, tries to analyze this trend and its relationship with architecture, sustainable development and urban planning with the help of scientific literature, their analysis and the actual stage of this trend. This analysis led to the conclusion that each city has its own system of consistent urban thinking, and solutions to achieve the goal of sustainable development, including the metaverse direction. In conclusion, based on the entire analysis, the author formulated the relationship of metaverse with the concept of sustainable development, the advantages, risks and disadvantages of metaverse for the city and citizens.