“Discovery” magazine describes the future of green urban design programs – Color City,
Filed Under : Green Home Design by lia
Nov.22,2011
Changeable climate, disaster susceptible, Atmosphere Deterioration, resource scarcity, rapid population progress, the foreseeable future of the earth, exactly where is our refuge? Architects about the planet are in deep thinking, want to develop from the unattainable into possible, for the many challenges going through the human to generate a more secure residence. Not long ago, the American “discovery” magazine published a series of sophisticated online model of the long term of green urban design and style plans, which could seem to be unbelievable, but the idea embodied in the ecological self-sufficiency is commendable. Amphibious metropolis Lilypad The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Modify December 1, 2009 issued a report that accelerated melting of glaciers in western Antarctica, is probably to end result in 2100 one.4 m sea degree rise. If world-wide warming are not lowered, Tuvalu, Kiribati and other Pacific island countries and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean will be the first to experience the city was submerged, the plight of the displaced residents. The Belgian Vincent? Callebaut Architects functions Lilypad, may be ready to tens of thousands of “climate refugees” provides an ideal place to keep. Overlooking the shape from the air like a water lily’s Lilypad is a real half water, 50 % land amphibious city, the two with the coast, “border”, and absolutely nothing can drift by the sea. This micro-eco-city area of about 300,000 square meters, stretching out its three “petals” is covered by green vegetation in human properties, to accommodate 50,000 residents.
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