In a turquoise lagoon, just 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital, a floating city, big enough to house 20,000 people, is being constructed. Make it floatHowever in recent years, climate change has become "a catalyst," driving floating architecture towards the mainstream, he said. Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of GCA, sees floating architecture as both a practical and economically smart solution for rising sea levels. The modular units are constructed in a local shipyard, then towed to the floating city. By developing a fully functioning floating city in the Maldives, Olthuis hopes this type of architecture will be propelled to the next level.

Source: CNN June 20, 2022 02:03 UTC