Shown here is an artist's impression of the New Orleans Arcology Habitat, or NOAH, the sturdy triangular design dissipates strong winds.
It may look like something from a sci-fi film, but this is a plan for a floating city that may be the solution for cities devastated by extreme weather.
The structure is 1,200 feet high, covers 30 million square feet and is designed to house up to 40,000 residents.
It comes with everything you would expect to find in a normal city, from hotels to shops, casinos and schools.
The space age design is also equipped with gardens, special express elevators for 'vertical commuting' and moving walkways for pedestrians.
The plans were inspired by the devastation caused when New Orleans was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A group of designers based in Boston put together a proposal for a new floating city that would sit on the bank of the Mississippi and could help prevent a similar tragedy.
It may look like something from a sci-fi film, but this is a plan for a floating city that may be the solution for cities devastated by extreme weather.
The structure is 1,200 feet high, covers 30 million square feet and is designed to house up to 40,000 residents.
It comes with everything you would expect to find in a normal city, from hotels to shops, casinos and schools.
The space age design is also equipped with gardens, special express elevators for 'vertical commuting' and moving walkways for pedestrians.
The plans were inspired by the devastation caused when New Orleans was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A group of designers based in Boston put together a proposal for a new floating city that would sit on the bank of the Mississippi and could help prevent a similar tragedy.
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