New crises, normal solutions: Innovative design prototypes on show at Powerhouse

What might a self-sufficient city look like? How might it function and, most importantly, form part of the approach to tackling the climate crisis? These are some of the questions at the centre of a three-week exhibition at Powerhouse Ultimo. A New Normal, presented as part of Vivid Ideas Sydney, brings together more than 20 concepts aimed at providing some near-term solutions that could transform Sydney in terms of energy, water and other consumption. As “part-pavilion, part-community spa