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As part of a series on energy issues National Geographic published a list of innovative ways to deal with climate change. Perhaps it is no coincidence Rotterdam is listed twice in this list; both the Floating Pavilion and the Benthemplein Water Square are presented.

“Although we’ve seen a number of cool floating city designs over the years, Blue 21 stands out among its buoyant counterparts for offering a truly viable solution to the world’s ever-increasing environmental ills.”

“Rising sea levels and rapid technological progress mean floating cities and ocean urbanisation are closer than ever”, according to FT journalist Nicola Davidson. She tracked down the enterprises worldwide that are “seriously engaged in ocean urbanisation”, including Seasteading and DeltaSync. Read the full article.

Boundaries, an international architectural magazine focused on sustainable, socially engaged and humanitarian architecture, has featured the Floating Pavilion in Rotterdam. The article is part of a larger series on movable architecture. The issue is called “Tiny Architectures on the Move”.

You can read the whole article here.