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- BIG unveils a sustainable floating city in response to rising sea levels Wed, 10 Apr 19, 2:30amBIG and a coalition of partners have unveiled Oceanix City, a visionary proposal for the world’s first resilient and sustainable floating community for 10,000 people...
- Futuristic oceanscapers are floating villages 3D-printed from algae and plastic waste Tue, 29 Dec 15, 1:42amThe project aims to resolve the long-lasting tensions between the Western governments and the African countries when it comes to global energy consumption...
- Swiss students design wooden floating island for Lake Zurich art event Tue, 17 Nov 15, 5:00amIn celebration of Manifesta - a nomadic, European biennial of contemporary art which "responds to the new social, cultural and political reality that developed in the aftermath of the Cold War"—emerged in the 1990s...
- Floating Blue 21 ecosystem offers a sustainable alternative to consumptive societies Tue, 15 Sep 15, 3:00pmAlthough we've seen a number of cool floating city designs, Blue 21 is looking to stand out among its buoyant counterparts by claiming to save the world's ills...
- Plans for world’s first self-sufficient floating city advance to next phase Tue, 7 Jul 15, 2:20amThe Seasteading Institute is on target to launch the world’s first floating city by 2020. The Floating City Project is set to have political autonomy, although the concept involves an integrated relationship with a “host...
- Inhabitat’s Top 9 Interviews of 2014 Thu, 1 Jan 15, 3:05amIn the past year Inhabitat had the privilege of speaking with a variety of talented designers, architects and thinkers. We chatted with Bianca Bosker about architectural mimicry and Boyan Slat filled us in on his brilliant...
- Inhabitat’s Top 6 Interviews of 2014 Wed, 31 Dec 14, 9:48amIn the past year Inhabitat had the privilege of speaking with a variety of talented designers, architects and thinkers. We chatted with Bianca Bosker about architectural mimicry and Boyan Slat filled us in on his brilliant...
- INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Water Architect Koen Olthuis on How to Embrace Rising Sea Levels Thu, 24 Jul 14, 2:08amSea levels are rising, floods are prevalent, and cities are at greater risk than ever due to climate change. Now that we've accepted these facts, it's time to design and build more resilient structures. Koen Olthuis, one...
- How Can We Waterproof Our Future? Wed, 5 Feb 14, 2:00amThe Sea Tree design by architect Koen Olthuis (c) Waterstudio.NL When the movie Waterworld premiered in 1995, people regarded the Kevin Costner flick as a fairly ridiculous post-apocalyptic science fiction film: Now, nearly...
- Silt Lake City: Floating ‘Hydropolis’ Could Ride the Tide of the Nile River in Egypt Mon, 21 Jan 13, 5:00pmRead the rest of Silt Lake City: Floating ‘Hydropolis’ Could Ride the Tide of the Nile River in Egypt Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", aswan dam, eco design,...
- Poetic Cosmos of the Breath is an Inflatable Solar Dome by Tomas Saraceno Wed, 26 Sep 12, 10:03pmRead the rest of Poetic Cosmos of the Breath is an Inflatable Solar Dome by Tomas Saraceno Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, Art, eco design, floating cities, green design, Poetic Cosmos...
- VIDEO: Koen Olthius Shares the Benefits of Floating Cities at TEDxWarwick Tue, 27 Mar 12, 5:47amKoen Olthius, founder of Waterstudio.nl and floating architecture expert, recently gave a talk at TEDxWarwick on the benefits of floating cities. For years, we’ve been following Olthius’ work – including...
- INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Water Architect Koen Olthuis on Floating Buildings & Hydro-Cities Thu, 12 May 11, 9:23amArchitect Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio.nl has been fascinating the Inhabitat editors for years with his innovative floating buildings and aqua-tecture. Far from being confined by convention — or by the boundaries of...
- INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Waterstudio’s Koen Olthuis on FLOAT! Wed, 15 Dec 10, 7:07amRead the rest of INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Waterstudio’s Koen Olthuis on FLOAT!http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...