Final Major Project

The Final Major Project has arrived, and after numerous ideas, aspirations, university preparations and conversations, I have decided to research and base my project on floating homes.

After an article from the Observer, floating homes are a solution towards, the problem of flooding. People are describing this as a way of living with water, as opposed to fighting it.

The idea of  a floating home is, when a flood comes in, the house will rise with the tide, then return to its original position as the flood water level decreases, therefore, preventing people's homes from becoming flooded and people are able to live in a conventional house, without having to live on stilts, or  on one floor, above the flood level.

This revolutionary, and life changing architecture, is even backed by Brad Pitt, he is interested in what is happening in New Orleans. A number of famous and successful architects are designing for the area also, including my favourite contemporary architect David Adjaye

here the article is explained in more depth
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33199555/ns/us_news-life/