--Posted By Aileen to <http://www.monochrom.at/english/2008/08/floating-ecopolis.htm>monochrom at 8/17/2008 01:09:00 PM
The concept may be radical, but it might just have to be if the worst
predictions of climate change are realized. The Lilypad, a floating
ecopolis for climatic refugees, is the creation of Belgian architect
Vincent Callebaut. "It is" he says, "a true amphibian, half aquatic
and half terrestrial city, able to accommodate 50,000 inhabitants and
inviting biodiversity".
<http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/10/lilypads/index.html#cnnSTCText>Link
<http://weblogsky.com>(via Weblogsky)
