SeaCities – Urban Aquatic innovations and research
Our April Seasteading Social featured researchers from the SeaCities Lab in Australia. Watch the video #Seasteading #social
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Seasteading! What about waves?
When a wave hits an iceberg, seals sleeping on it rarely feel it move. Floating oil rigs operate on the same principle. The submerged pontoons that support these floating societies are so heavy, workers often play ping pong on the high seas.
A New Use for Artificial Isles?
When Bill Gates talks, people listen. So, when Gates gave the nod to a Belgian plan for an artificial island on Twitter last week, we took it as cause for… Read More »A New Use for Artificial Isles?
Green Float. The Botanical City Concept
The Green Float Project is a highly ambitious amphibious development that involves the large-scale construction of numerous artificial rafts to make an enormous sustainable floating city while suppporting the world’s tallest building – a 1km high tower; it is part of the Shimizu’s Dream, a corporate vision of the future from engine
Seoul, South Korea, Launches Floating Island
This past weekend, the city of Seoul, South Korea, launched the first piece of a floating island called “Viva”, one of three floating islands destined to take their place in the Han River next to the Banpo Bridge this summer.
