August 8, 2012 - Floating Cities
 

When I was in 5th and 6th grade, I qualified for extra curricular classes to stimulate creativity and critical thought (but in high school they didn't put me on the college track - go figure). My favorite activity was learning about what the professionals thought would be the houses and cities of the future. And so, today I bring you Floating Cities of the Future!

http://cellar.org/2012/seascraper.jpg

The Seascraper is a green machine with a self-sufficient community of homes, offices, and recreational space.

http://cellar.org/2012/recycling center.jpg

The Plastic Fish Tower is a mixed use plastic recycling plant.

http://cellar.org/2012/waterscraper.jpg

The Waterscraper is envisioned as a tubelike underwater residence and lab. Beaches, restaurants, a marina, and a dive center would cater to luxury-apartment dwellers and hotel guests.

(I wonder if kids would find enough entertainment without amusement parks and places to grind their skateboards. :rolleyes: )

Top one: Look for old ladies and too many children.
Bottom one: It has the futuristicly required helicopter, but no landing pad.

I'm expecting something grittier.

In the background of the bottom pic, the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai was completed in 1999.

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As an example of old school architecture ;)
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Yeah. In a marine environment, just give it a month or two, and that gleaming shine will be gone. Those underwater ones especially. Barnacles and other growth will coat them.

the bottom one looks like a mini version of what the city of Atlantis was supposed to look like (what? so I watch H2. Does that make me an Atlantean theorist? Yes, yes it does)

also - after finding out what ferry fees are for several islands off the coast of Maine - no thanks. I couldn't afford to get off the damn thing.

This one is already for sale for a mere $680 million:
http://www.businessweek.com/articles...or-680-million
http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2...t2_630x420.jpg

http://cellar.org/2012/seascraper.jpg

All I can say..


Profoundly ughly.

looks like a big ol' tennis shoe

Hence Diaphone Jim's first comment.

Has anyone hurricane-/typhoon-tested these things yet?

Yes but they can never find them when the test is over.