Harvest City from designers Tangram 3DS and E. Kevin Schopfer is a floating city designed to make living in earthquake-ravaged Haiti more hospitable.
Harvest City would contain floating city sections that are connected to one another via a system of canals. When you consider the fact that Haiti might be covered in rubble for some time, moving everyone to a city offshore doesn't seem like such a bad idea.
Implications - This concept and design will certainly be of interest to anyone will growing fears of the future state of the world. These individuals can take comfort in the fact that there are people out there planning for a disaster!
Floating Recovery Cities
Harvest City is Designed to Get Haiti Back Up and Running
Trend Themes
1. Floating Cities - Designing and building floating cities offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for disaster-prone areas.
2. Recovery Solutions - Developing recovery solutions such as Harvest City provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for rebuilding after natural disasters.
3. Offshore Living - Exploring offshore living options like Harvest City presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for creating sustainable and resilient communities.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture - The architecture industry can tap into the demand for designing and constructing floating cities like Harvest City.
2. Urban Planning - Urban planning professionals can leverage the concept of recovery solutions to create more resilient cities in disaster-prone areas.
3. Real Estate - The real estate industry can explore opportunities in developing and marketing offshore living options for those seeking alternative housing solutions.