Water architecture guru Koen Olthius and his &#;Top Ten Trends Towards Floating Cities&#;
Ranked nd in a TIME magazine readers’ poll on “The Most Influential People of the Year,” and included by French magazine Terra Eco in its list of “ Green Persons That Will Change the World,” Koen Olthuis advocates the use of floating structures as a means to address different needs of cities.
After viewing his presentation on the Internet through TED Talks, ICONs, an events organizing group of local architects, invited Dutch architect Koen Olthuis to Manila to share his vision of the future of urban development. Billed Living in Water, the organizers promoted the talk at SMX Convention Center in April as a must-attend event (“It’s not just another seminar!”) for architects, planners and concerned citizens. The event Facebook page announced, “You’d want to know: Floods, storm surges, the La Niña and the El Niño phenomena: What course of action can we take in the light of global change.” It added: “Koen Olthuis could very well be a ROCK STAR of the Architecture world—wouldn’t you want to meet and learn from him?”
Some of us showed up for Olthuis’ exposition where he introduced the concept
Oceanic Living: Floating City Apps / Koen Olthuis
Facebook
Twitter
Mail
Pinterest
Whatsapp
Or
Copy
Koen Olthuis’s Dutch practice, Waterstudio, has been preparing for the environmental impacts on architecture for ten years now – building a practice on the assumption that a new solution for inhabitation is on the water. Having lived in Amsterdam, Olthuis has intimate experience with the battle against water that people have posed for themselves. In an interview with Jill Fehrenbacher for Inhabitat, Olthuis describes how Amsterdam was settled, what it means to have a city built upon water and the maintenance required. Olthuis’ desire to colonize the oceans is not new, but his techniques, which he touches upon in this TEDx Talk in Warwick, focus on a refined and innovative way of approaching this strategy that is progressive in that it requires far less maintenance.
Koen Olthuis has built a practice on the strategy of offshore living. While Waterstudio has produced mostly houseboats, the firm is prolific in the prospective architecture of the opportunities of living on the water. In the TED talk, Olthuis describes a future that includes resort
Meet the Dutch company that designs floating cities
As climate change and a booming global population continue to put stress on our water resources and living space, could floating cities offer a solution?
Aquatech Online looks at 's latest floating development in the Maldives and what drives this unorthodox architectural firm.
If we build it, it will float
By , it is predicted that 70 per cent of the global population live in urbanised areas. Considering that 90 per cent of the world's biggest cities are positioned near water, we need to rethink how cities and water work together.
That's what Dutch architect, Koen Olthuis, has dedicated his life to. His solution? Floating cities.
Born in the Netherlands, Olthuis has always been aware of the challenges water present, with the country sitting about one-third below sea level.
Yet, it was not just water where Olthuis saw issues. Indeed, climate change and a rapidly growing population would also become significant driving forces for his vision.
In he founded , is an architecture firm specifically for designing floating homes, offices, schools and even hospitals.
But it is 's latest endeavour that is causing heads to tu
For our Global Societies project, reporters around the world will be writing about societal problems, sustainability and development in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. The series will include features, analyses, photo essays, videos and podcasts looking behind the curtain of globalization. The project is generously funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
All Articles
What is taking shape, rising from the turquoise waters 10 minutes by boat from the Maldivian capital city of Male, will one day look something like a giant coral reef from the air. A floating city in the Indian Ocean, built on the sea with enough housing for 20, people.
The Maldivian government and Netherlands-based real estate developer Dutch Docklands have joined forces to design and finance the project. The components of what will soon be swimming homes, floating streets, playgrounds, schools and restaurants are being built and assembled piece by piece, like Lego bricks.
The Maldives is an archipelago of more than a thousand islands, but some 80 percent of the land on the islands is located below sea level. If the forecasts are correct and ocean level rise by a full meter by the year
Biographies you may also like
Dom morals autobiography examples Examples from student papers and course discussions highlight the ways these techniques aid in the teaching, learning, and assessment of learning in professional ethics g: dom morals.
Donata wenders biography examples Donata Wenders: „Seitdem ich das erste Mal mit Wim dort war, ist die japanische Kultur meine „Meisterin“ geworden: Der hohe Respekt für das Gegenüber, sei es ein Mensch, Missing: biography · examples.
Le cardinal mazarin biography examples His youth was full of excitement: he accompanied the future Cardinal Colonna to Madrid; he was in turn a captain of pontifical troops and then a pontifical diplomat in the Valtelline War () Missing: examples.
Quentin tarantino biography planning Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, actor, and Oscar-winning screenwriter. For movies, check the Filmography. Biography. Quentin Tarantino was born on Missing: planning.
Victoria purcell gates biography of michael jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan is an American businessman and former professional basketball player who played for 15 seasons in the NBA. He is the owner and chairman of the Missing: victoria purcell gates.
Wardha khan biography templates One way to make this dreaded task easier is to use a fill-in-the-blank biography template. When you use the templates provided below, all you have to do is choose one or two sentences from Missing: wardha khan.