10 februar 2008

Flyvende nødboliger

New Orleans kommer seg kanskje aldri skikkelig på fote etter orkanen Katarina. Selv om de amerikanske sørstatene i dag er langt mer utsatt enn østkysten kan en se for seg at klimaendringene forandrer dette bildet. En design konkurranse stilte derfor spørsmålet What if New York City...:
What if New York City were hit by a Category 3 hurricane? What if the most densely residential city in the country loses hundreds of thousands of homes in a few hours? What if millions are left with nowhere to live, to work, or to go to school? What if subways flood, streets close, and whole neighborhoods are submerged by up to 23 feet of ocean water and battered by 130 mile-per-hour winds? What if New Yorkers need a place to live during years of reconstruction?
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Et arkitektfirma fra New York, Studio Lindfors , kom opp med det mesy "høytflyvende"" forslaget med sine flyvende boliger - Cloud City:







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