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The Floating Cities Institute is a non-ideological global think tank devoted to advancing sustainable human settlements on the ocean.

Joined June 2019
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A South Korean city has green-lit plans for an ambitious new ocean settlement — a "floating city" that could eventually accommodate 10,000 people, its designers say, offering coastal areas a drastic solution to the threat posed by rising sea levels cnn.it/3DIZtt0
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Corea del Sur construirá la primera ciudad flotante del mundo p.dw.com/p/43NRo?maca=es-Twi…
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World's First Floating City Could Be Completed By 2025 ladbible.com/news/news-world…
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The Smithsonian Institution is presenting a grand vision of how the world could radically change. cnn.it/3CyFDQE
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Coastal cities are on the frontlines of climate-related risks. Flooding is forcing millions of climate refugees to leave their homes. We are working with @OceanixCity & the city of Busan, Korea to build the 🌍’s first prototype sustainable #FloatingCity 👉bit.ly/3wWr9sG
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Sea level rise is threatening coastal communities around the world. But what if cities were flood-proof? @OceanixCity and @UNHABITAT have teamed up to create the world's first sustainable floating city. Here's what it will look like.
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It’s the world’s largest floating office, and a perfect symbol of the Netherlands’ proactive approach to climate change. f-st.co/6GNsEpp
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Sony’s Floating Habitat Imagines Existence Of Sea Cities By 2050 buff.ly/3vxvLos
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Situated offshore, the ancient Micronesian city of Nan Madol was constructed on corals: ‘a floating citadel’. All across the site today, the remains of centuries-old monumental architecture can be seen, built on top of artificial islets. Nan Madol 🎧 podfollow.com/the-ancients/e…
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"We put in the habitat, and then life can take hold." A Scottish company has developed a way to revitalize urban waterways, using a system of floating plant platforms that rewilds and cleans city rivers while providing a diverse habitat for animals: cnn.it/2YLT95j
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Maracaibo: Floating City by Valeria Carmona, Genesis Atencio read more: inspireli.com/en/awards/deta… Register here: inspireli.com/en/awards/beir… Termination of registration for the Beirut competition: February 14, 2022 #Venezuela #architecture #inspireliawards #amazingarchitecture
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Tsz Yeung Liu wins WA Awards 38th Cycle with Alternative Reclamation - The Vertical Floating City from Hong Kong in Architecture/Student category: worldarchitecture.org/archit… #WAawards #HongKong
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