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Copenhagen startup Seaborg Technologies has raised an eight-figure sum of Euros to start building a fascinating new type of cheap, portable, flexible and super-safe nuclear reactor. The size of a shipping container, these Compact Molten Salt Reactors w… Continue reading Mass-produced floating nuclear reactors use super-safe molten salt fuel
Qatar isn’t exactly lacking in notable architecture but a new floating hotel would certainly be a head-turning addition to the Middle Eastern country. Named the Eco-Floating Hotel, the project would rotate in place like a revolving restaurant and boast… Continue reading Eco-Floating Hotel puts ambitious spin on sustainable design
Dutch architectural studio i29 has recently completed a striking eco-friendly floating home, as part of the Schoonschip floating village in Amsterdam. The unique floating community was conceived by spatial design studio Space&Matter and boasts a collec… Continue reading Europe’s most sustainable floating village gets striking new addition
Keeping a bird bath or a pond in your yard is a great way to add ambiance and style, but both of these things can be a haven for mosquitoes. Popular methods of getting rid of them are often with harsh pesticides, but [Shane] has brought us a more environmentally-friendly …read more
Longtime readers may remember NLÉ’s floating school, which was completed in 2013. The firm, led by Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi, is now working on another floating architecture project with a very similar design that will serve as a music and cultu… Continue reading Floating music venue will celebrate African culture
We’ve reported on several eye-catching floating architecture projects lately, including a “parkipelago” and a greenery-covered office. This solar-powered urban poultry farm is the most off-the-wall idea of the bunch though and, assuming it goes ahead a… Continue reading Solar-powered poultry farm floated for Rotterdam harbor
German company Sinn Power has proposed a hybrid offshore power generation platform that combines wind turbines, solar panels and wave energy harvesters to generate off-grid electricity for people living close to the coast.Continue ReadingCategory: Ener… Continue reading Floating ocean platform harvests wind, solar and wave energy
Copenhagen, Denmark, has its fair share of floating architecture, with BIG’s floating housing and Urban Power’s artificial islands being two notable examples. A project by Marshall Blecher and Fokstrot is another highlight and will add greenery-covered… Continue reading Greenery-covered “parkipelago” floated for Copenhagen
It’s vitally important to monitor the water quality of fish farms, as problems such as pollution can quickly prove disastrous. A small new floating cube was designed with this in mind, as it continuously tracks multiple factors.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Little sensor cube could make a big difference at fish farms
Wind storms can cause a great deal of damage to coastal areas, producing waves that erode the shoreline and destroy facilities such as marinas. A newly-proposed “floating forest” could help, however, by blocking both the wind and the waves…… Continue reading Shorelines could be protected from wind and waves – by a floating forest