Fishpond City — Image source: Cargocollective.com Civilization used to spread outward. Thanks to the marvels of modern engineering, civilization now likes to climb upward. Massive skyscrapers that give you the most bang for your real estate buck have become a common sight in cities across the world. It makes us wonder: if humans like vertical buildings,…
Category: Aquatic Architecture
Fort Worth Water Gardens- Shelter From the Sun
Image From fortwortharchitecture.com It’s hot in Texas. Yes, I should have told you to sit down before dropping that news, but it is true. In Fort Worth, you have three months of average highs in the mid-90s, and five months of at least the mid-80s. And that’s just average- it obviously can get a lot…
The 5 Weirdest Boats Ever Made
A boat is a boat, right? Well, not exactly. You’d be amazed by how weird they can get! This list takes a look at 5 of the weirdest boat ideas ever imagined. 1. Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plant Russia and nuclear power don’t exactly have a stellar history together. Chernobyl was the single worst nuclear…
Swim Underground in Utah’s Homestead Crater
A while ago, I featured an underwater swimming pool in Utah as being the world’s coolest swimming pool. Yes, that’s actually putting all subjectivity aside. In 1998, Harvard scientists visited the pool with their newly-invented cooloscopy device and tested the pool. They received a reading of 34 gigacools, more than twice as many gigacool as any…
Koen Olthuis: Will His Vision for Architecture Sink or Float?
I cover a lot of wacky aquatic contraptions on this blog, including floating megacities, recycled oil rigs, and underwater restaurants. Two names keep popping up: Koen Olthuis and Waterstudio.nl. Olthuis is the founder of Waterstudio.nl, an architectural group that has invented some of the most bizarre, futuristic, and practical aquatic buildings out there. Wait, hold on – practical? Practical doesn’t fit…
The Top 5 Most Famous Bridges on Earth
I wrote about Taiwan’s Rainbow Bridge yesterday, and while it is certainly a beautiful structure, it isn’t very well known. So today, I figured I’d take a look at the top five most famous bridges on Earth. 5. PONTE DE SOSPIRI This tiny bridge in Venice, Italy has a somewhat dark origin. The pathway connects a prison with Doge’s…
5 of the Most Beautiful Lighthouses to Inspire Your Aquascaping
Image source: Bergoiata.com The thing I love most about aquascapes is how they combine land and sea into a beautiful, cohesive whole. It’s rare to see a piece of architecture that adds the sky into the mixture, but there is one commonly adored building that represents the gorgeous trinity of sea, land, and sky: lighthouses. Between…
5 Beautiful Alternatives to a Backyard Swimming Pool
I have a love-hate relationship with swimming pools. On the one hand, swimming pools are just plain fun. On the other hand, I kind of feel like people don’t really put a lot of thought into swimming pools. I mean, swimming pools are so popular that for a lot people they are the default solution…
Land, Sea, and Sky! Paludariums with Chirping Birds
Land, sea, and sky — here at Okeanos Group, we tend to focus a lot on sea. But just because the sea is our favorite, that doesn’t mean that we completely ignore land and sky. These two biomes may not be as beautiful as tropical reefs and peaceful lakes, but they can truly take a gorgeous aquascape…
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