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South Korea plans to host world’s first floating city by 2025

South Korea plans to host world’s first floating city by 2025

A UN-backed project to develop a floating city has been proposed for the seas off Busan in South Korea to pioneer a new mode of living amid climate-related sea-level rises. Dec 2021 Last week, the city government signed an agreement with Oceanix, a company founded by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels Group, and UN-Habitat. The plan is to build a city made from hexagonal modules that would be stable enough to resist a category five hurricane. The aim is to have the first platforms in the water by 2025, reports Business Insider. Although the size of the city’s first iteration has not been determined, the...

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𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼-𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼-𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿

A luxe, eco-friendly floating oasis could be coming to a city near you—if Anthénea has anything to say about it, that is. After unveiling a pioneering prototype back in 2019, the French outfit has announced it will roll out its first dome-shaped apartments early next year.  It’s been a long road for the fully autonomous pod known simply as Anthénea. Penned by French naval architect Jean-Michel Duacancelle, the original design was inspired by the villain’s lair from the 1977 James Bond flick The Spy Who Loved Me. The UFO-like structure has taken more than five prototypes and over 15 years to complete, but now it’s...

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𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬

  Traditional power generation is not ideal for marine exploration challenges, but the solution may be in the water’s motion. Researchers have developed sphere-based triboelectric nanogenerators that can be incorporated directly into navigational buoys to provide electricity from ocean waves. To find a power source for buoys, look no further than the ocean itself. During the AIP Publishing Horizons — Energy Storage and Conversion virtual conference, which will be held August 4-6, 2021, Cátia Rodrigues, from the University of Porto, will discuss the prospects of using power generators in the ocean to address the energy concerns of marine exploration. The presentation,...

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𝐒𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐧

𝐒𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐧

This landmark tower comprises a cluster of 99 floating islands to symbolize the future of societies in an age of diversity   Shenzhen, China, held an invitation-only competition to design a landmark tower for the Qianhaiwan district. The area has recently seen substantial urban and architectural developments, so it was eager for a New City Center Landmark structure to attract more people to the region. The winning design was a monumental floating-like tower in the bay by Sou Fujimoto Architects, consisting of 99 individual tower-like elements united by the upper part (the deck). It’s a tower made up of a collection of towers to...

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Manhattan’s New Floating Mobile Campus Is 100% Self-Sufficient

Manhattan’s New Floating Mobile Campus Is 100% Self-Sufficient

The partly public platform will be a fresh new destination for New Yorkers and its visitors for sports and leisure, communication, learning, and so much more. It’s expected to open sometime around 2022.         Since our population increases but the land doesn’t, populated cities need to get creative on expanding to fit this growing number of people and their needs. As a solution, many coastal cities are resorting to floating architecture. For example, Penang is building a 4,500-acre floating sustainable city; the Copenhagen Harbor in Denmark will soon have a cluster of floating island parks; Qatar is considering a rotating...

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