Desitecture is a research-based practice developing propositions which consider the future of polyculture and sustainable cities and the use of emerging materials and processes.The work focuses on the potential for a creative response to societal change and commercial imperatives in a time of climate change.Desitectures high density and vertical city projects work have featured in exhibitions, publications, and at conferences internationally. Through Desitecture's research-based group Layton Reid considers and produces solutions for the design of cities and their construction, based on applied research on polyculture and the development of emergent technologies and materials, reconsidering the city as a responsive participant in society, through internationally exhibited, presentations, debate and published projects including Vertical City, Osteon Cumulus Aero City Towers and Linearpolis, and PolyCity.