Floating Buildings

Problem: New Orleans Floods. Solution: A Floating House?

Architect Thom Mayne and a team of UCLA architecture students have created the first floating house permitted in the U.S. as part of a mission to help flood-ravaged New Orleans.
8 October 2009 - 6:00am
UCLA Newsroom

Nuclear Power on the High Seas

A Russian manufacturer has announced plans to build a nuclear energy plant on a floating platform near the Bering Sea.
11 July 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times

What Constitutes a 'Floating Home'?

Houseboats may soon appear on Lake Erie, along the Port Clinton, OH waterfront. But first, planners are taking great pains to define what makes a 'floating home.'
30 September 2008 - 10:00am
Toledo Blade

New Cruise Ship Will Have Its Own 'Central Park'

Royal Caribbean is building the world's largest cruise ship, which will be a city in its own right with seven different neighborhoods and a central public space/urban park.
22 June 2008 - 1:00pm
Gizmodo

Dubai Floats Idea to Build Around Sea Level Problems

With rising sea levels and a penchant for ambitious new building ideas, Dubai is moving forward with plans to construct floating buildings and islands.
25 April 2008 - 9:00am
NPR
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