floating city

(Newser) - A new city is rising in the Indian Ocean, and it’s not intended as a tourist trap or playground for the wealthy. Per CNN, the project is a joint venture between the Maldives government and developer Dutch Docklands, which hails from a country with deep experience adapting to intrusive...

(Newser) - South Korea's second-largest city will reportedly play host to the world’s first "floating city." The major port city of Busan has partnered with the United Nations' Human Settlements Program and sustainable design startup Oceanix to develop a 15.5-acre floating city made up of three connected...

(Newser) - Imagine living in luxury on the open ocean—permanently. If you're wealthy enough, you may be able to do just that on the Freedom Ship , a $10 billion "floating city" dreamed up by the late engineer Norman Nixon and being brought to life by Roger Gooch. The Florida...