Rising global sea levels, driven by the greenhouse effect, now pose an irreversible threat to coastal cities. Prof. Xiao Lin ZHAO, Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure of the Department of Civil ...

Moored to the ocean floor or anchored to docks, the floating living units created by Stephens Waring Design want to reimagine shoreline housing. The concept is called OASys and provides unbridled ...

In a quiet, shady street in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, Koen Olthuis and the design team at Waterstudio are changing the world. From this deceptively nondescript headquarters, Waterstudio is designing ...

Most urban farming startups produce just a handful of foods–often greens and herbs–and most urban farmers would say that only a fraction of total food will ultimately be grown in cities. A new project ...

Three large white domes sit atop an artificial island in Rotterdam’s harbor. Known collectively as the Floating Pavilion, these structures are built on thick layers of polystyrene and concrete, and ...

A group of researchers at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China has developed a new floating structure for offshore floating PV that reportedly offers a series of advantages compared to ...

This impressive modern structure features a massive upper volume that appears to float effortlessly above the ground, ...

Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a range of innovative methods designed to transform and industrialize the transportation and installation (T&I) of floating offshore wind turbines.The new solutions ...

The new floating structures can be made of light, reinforced concrete or similar materials, and are claimed to withstand 6m high waves. They can be utilized with standard photovoltaic modules that are ...

Examples of existing floating structures a Mega Float, Japan (photo courtesy of Emeritus Prof. Eiichi Watanabe); b performance stage at the Marina Bay, Singapore; c Pavilion office building, Rotterdam ...