"Secret Gardens" by Carol Hsiung 
  

As living with pandemics becomes the new normal, urban residents accept the need to enclose themselves into communal quarantine bubbles. New architectural growth is directed inward with city blocks reimagined into secure, self-contained communities. These new communities provide a comprehensive array of well-monitored, shared amenities while contact with the outside world is limited to virtual meetings and drone deliveries.

Architecture becomes alive with Nature. Wandering branches and creeping vines soften the concrete and steel lines of the urban landscape. The sound of water in gardens can be heard within buildings and from inner courtyards. Urban homes open to balconies bursting with vegetation that integrate into the architecture. Nature is treated with newfound respect, providing health, comfort, and joy. The idea of Biophilia - the love of nature - has bonded people together treasuring their ‘secret gardens’.