Solar Vertical City is a self-contained, green-infused tower planted into the ocean floor
“Resigned to the fact that rising sea levels are inevitable at this point, architects are starting to create feasible, water-based living solutions. Italian architect Luca Curci has just unveiled a design that envisions a soaring zero-energy tower infused with greenery on each level that will be planted into the sea floor, resulting in what could be the future of self-contained architecture.
Curci’s proposed Vertical City tower would consists of 10 overlapping modular layers, reaching a height of 2,460 feet with 180 floors. The facade would be clad with a membrane of photovoltaic glass, which would generate sufficient energy for the entire building and then some…”
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WHY DONT THEY JUST MAKE A MINI-TOWER 1% THIS TALL AND PUT IT ALL OVER BERNARDINO FOR SHELTER????
Robby InderWish THATS NOT THE POINT OF THIS. THIS IS FOR THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AREAS THAT ARE BEING THREATENED OR HAVE ALREADY DISAPPEARED DUE TO RISING SEA LEVELS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE. THERES NO OCEAN IN SAN BERNARDINO (YET)