As glaciers melt and sea levels rise, coastal cities are looking for ways to cope with the growing threat of flooding. One startup is making waves with its concept for urban areas designed not to resist rising water but to float on it. - NBCNewsMACH
and underwater gardens; renewable power sources like wind and solar; sewage and waste-recycling systems; and desalination plants to provide potable water.
The city can organically transform and adapt over time, evolving from a neighborhood of 300 residents to a city of 10,000. Thirty-six 2-hectare floating neighborhoods and dozens of productive outposts create a vibrant community that can expand and contract over time.“Think about it as an urban extension to a coastal city,” Collins Chen said.
The floating platforms are being designed by the Center for Ocean Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while the above-water structures are designed by the New York and Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group of architects. Oceanix, which is incorporated in Hong Kong and headed by Collins Chen in New York, is bringing their expertise together.to expand to accommodate a growing population.
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