The south Korean city of Busan, UN-habitat and OCEANIX have inked a historic agreement to build the world’s first sustainable floating city prototype. the project is to be realized off the coast of busan, a city with 3.4 million residents.
Designed by Bjarke ingles group (BIG), the ambitious concept was first unveiled in 2019.
Made up of a collection of hexagonal platforms, the city is devised to withstand natural disasters like floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes.
Around 40% of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of the coast. As sea levels continue to rise, coastal cities are facing unique demographic, environmental, economic, social and spatial challenges.
The floating city is envisaged to accommodate approximately 10,000 inhabitants at first but more modular platforms can be added over time. as well as being flood-proof, the city will produce its own food, energy and freshwater with fully integrated zero waste closed-loop systems.
(source:designboom)
