As this documentary from German TV from 2022 clearly shows, designing floating cities is one thing, wanting to live there is quite another. I guess instinctively we all prefer "stability over floating flexibility", as director Kristin Siebert says, land over sea,...
In the north of Portugal, sea lvel rise causes masssive land loss along the Atlantic coast. The building that has become the most emblematic for the situation along Portugal's coast are the Torres de Ofir, three towers set between the Cavado river and the ocean front...
The famous Thai architect and artist Sumet Jumsai speaks about solutions for building houses with and not against nature. Here is an excerpt:Our built environment evolved with nature, not against it. Our national trait is marked by resilience, inventiveness,...
In 2019 this 120 year old lighthouse on the Denish coast had to be moved 70 meters back The 23-meter-high lighthouse is located on a cliff about 60 meters above sea level. When it was put into operation, the cliff was about 200 meters from the sea. In the end, it was...
While Jakarta has serious evacuation plans, there are apparently also plans to build a new and unique sea wall. Quote from an article from 2016: "The National Capital Integrated Coastal Development consortium will build a new set of barrier islands and a sea wall that...
To answer the never-tiring desire for more space for residential buildings along the coasts - nearly 50% of the industrialized world now lives within a kilometer of the coast - floating structures are repeatedly discussed in urbanization discourse. So called VLFS,...
All along the Portuguese coast city squares are adorned with these types of pavements that resemble ocean waves. The Calcadas Portuguesa depict different motivs but the waves are a recurrent feature.
After the famous earthquake of 1755 that destroyed much of the city and could be felt all across the Mediterranean and much of continental Europe, the people of Lisbon had to rebuild the city. Portugal's chief minister Sebastia Jose de Carvalho e Mello (1699 - 1782)...
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Portugal; 20. Century; Architecture
