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- This city park in Amsterdam could help purify local water Tue, 29 Dec 20, 2:30amDELVA Landscape Architecture / Urbanism has revealed designs for Het Oog (Dutch for “The Eye”), a multifunctional “(under)water” landscape park that will connect the two neighborhoods of Strandeiland, a future residential...
- Two men build a floating "Fatberg" island in Amsterdam Sat, 10 Mar 18, 12:37amFriends Mike Thompson and Arne Hendriks have created a floating island made of fat, a "Fatberg" as they call it. With a current weight of over a metric ton, the car-sized Fatberg began as one drop of fat in a glass of water...
- Two men build a floating "Fatberg" in Amsterdam Sat, 10 Mar 18, 12:37amFriends Mike Thompson and Arne Hendriks have created a floating island made of fat, a "Fatberg" as they call it. With a current weight of over a metric ton, the car-sized Fatberg began as one drop of fat in a glass of water...
- BIODIVER[CITY] floating artificial reef lets visitors view ocean wildlife Fri, 6 Feb 15, 3:30amThe futuristic BIODIVER[CITY] floats on the ocean, creating an island-community above water, and marine-life fostering artificial reef below. The massive faux-reef would invite visitors observe the varying changes in marine...
- Pine-Clad IJburg Villa Pops up on a Manmade Island in The Netherlands Wed, 10 Apr 13, 11:38pmRestricted by very particular building codes for the artificial island project just outside of Amsterdam, the designer claims that most of the houses are fairly uniform...
- Floating Archipelago of Self-Sufficient Man-Made Islands Wins 2012 Odebrecht Award Tue, 30 Oct 12, 7:50amThe Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development awarded Rice University students Joanna Luo, Weijia Song, and Alexander Yuen, with advising professor Neeraj Bhatia, the top prize for the most innovative sustainable architectural,...
- Aerial Photos Reveal That Dubai Is Building a Series of Dubai-Shaped Islands Off the Coast of Dubai Mon, 2 Apr 12, 4:45amOne might think that emirs of Dubai would learn from their past mistakes after Dubai’s artificial ‘The World’ archipelago surrendered its sands to the sea, but sinking islands and rising tides have yet to...
- Floating Islands Will Restore Life to Minnesota’s Spring Lake Thu, 11 Aug 11, 7:10amWhat do you do with a “severely impaired” body of water and an unsightly shoreline park that is riddled with invasive species? Launch a series of luscious floating islands! In an effort to improve water conditions...
- Gorgeous Floating Water Lily Islands Soak Up Solar Rays Wed, 13 Jul 11, 8:26amHeaded by architect Winy Maas, research group The Why Factory challenges us to think big in regards to going green and conserving our natural resources...
- Joysxee is a Real Eco-Paradise Island That Floats Atop Garbage! Fri, 8 Jul 11, 3:27amRead the rest of Joysxee is a Real Eco-Paradise Island That Floats Atop Garbage! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: artificial island, eco design, eco island, Floating Island, garbage island, green...
- Environmentalists Call Israel’s Plan to Build a $10 Billion Artificial Island “Sheer Madness” Sat, 2 Apr 11, 1:45amWhile it might sound like an April Fool’s post, we assure you that Israel recently announced plans to build a $10 billion artificial island off the coast of Gaza are 100% real...