Sim Eternal City: Imagining a City Where Life and Death Coexist

Cities Are Not Completed by Technology, but by People

Around the world, we are witnessing bold visions of the future city— smart infrastructure, autonomous mobility, zero-carbon buildings, even space colonies.

But we ask:

“Do I exist in that city?”

“Is there room for my memory, my last moment, my legacy?”

We desire cities made for living.

Yet far too often, urban planning avoids or erases the end of life—death, grief, memory, and legacy.

BigC.Works is here to change that.

We dream of cities that remember.

Cities that hold our emotions, stories, and continuity.

This is why today, we launch Sim Eternal City. a.k.a 18 minute city

Why Now?

Most future city projects are dazzling in vision but vague in humanity.

Few explore how we will live, be remembered, and leave behind meaning.

But more importantly, we stand at the edge of several global transformations:

• The climate crisis is forcing cities to redesign themselves for resilience

• Lifespans are lengthening, demanding new approaches to the arc and dignity of life

• AI, robotics, and automation are increasing productivity, leaving humans with more free time but fewer sources of emotional vitality

These are not technical issues.

They are deeply human ones.

They raise the question:

How will cities nourish our memory, our identity, and our emotional legacy—not just our logistics?

Sim Eternal City Project proposes real answers. And invites the world to build with us.

What Sim Eternal City Envisions

Sim Eternal City does not shy away from death.

Instead, it embraces it as a source of identity, resilience, and connection.

But let us be clear:

This is not a project about death.

This is a project about how the neglect of death has damaged our cities—

and how remembrance, when thoughtfully designed, can deepen the meaning of life.

We do not glorify death.

We insist on integrating it—so cities may truly become whole.

Redesigning the Urban Framework

Sim Eternal City is not about decorative fixes.

We are rethinking the very bones of the city:

• Governance: A civic framework that includes the legacy and presence of the non-living

• Education: Curriculums that cover mortality, memory, emotional intelligence, and digital heritage

• Mobility: Not only physical movement but emotional and memorial connectivity

• Healthcare: Full-spectrum care that addresses body, mind, grief, and intergenerational wellness

• Infrastructure: Powered by XR, AI, robotics, and blockchain—built for sustainability and emotional resonance

Sim Eternal City is not built on efficiency alone.

It is built on resonance—like music that cannot be seen but deeply felt.

Beyond Earth: Where Sim Eternal City Expands

Sim Eternal City is not limited to traditional cities.

We are actively exploring collaboration with bold new urban concepts such as:

• Floating cities

• Underwater habitats

• Space cities

Even in these futuristic environments, the question remains:

How will memory, loss, and legacy be preserved?

We believe the answer must be designed from the start, not added later.

That’s why Sim Eternal City contributes emotional infrastructure to these planetary and off-planet visions.

From Vision to Implementation

Sim Eternal City is not just a concept.

It is a global living lab in motion.

Our work includes:

• Partnerships with city governments and agencies for PoC (proof-of-concept) initiatives

• Collaboration with startups, studios, and institutions across tech, architecture, and culture

• Development of digital memorial platforms, mobile funeral systems, and open-air museums

• Exhibitions, XR storytelling, public design campaigns, and educational content

And as a highlight of this initiative, we are preparing:

“Death and the City: It’s Future Now”

An immersive festival-conference-exhibition where memory becomes design,

and death becomes an entry point to future imagination.

This festival will bring together designers, technologists, policymakers, artists, citizens, and spiritual leaders.

We will not mourn the past—we will prototype the future.

A city that remembers.

A city that listens.

A city that truly lives.

That is the heart of “Death and the City: It’s Future Now.”

We Invite You to Build With Us

Sim Eternal City is not being built alone.

Across the globe, brilliant teams are reimagining the future of cities.

We want to connect with:

• Urban innovation teams

• Memorial tech developers

• City governments and experimental mayors

• Cultural institutions, artists, and exhibition curators

• Futurists, educators, and civic philosophers

If your project, vision, or city aligns with this purpose,

we invite you to join our network of co-designers and co-dreamers.

Please reach out: [email protected]

This Is a Declaration—and an Invitation

Sim Eternal City is not a product.

It is a new global narrative in motion.

We are not trying to make cities more efficient.

We are trying to make them more alive.

Through remembrance, through emotional continuity,

and through embracing what has long been left out of urban design—death.

Not to dwell on it.

But to complete the story.

The future is not elsewhere.

It is already arriving—invisible, growing from what we forgot to see.

Now is the time to design it.

Sim Eternal City. The City That Remembers.