retroremakes
January 15th, 2010, 18:40
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_boston-arcology-2.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/boston-arcology-2.jpg)Kevin Schopfer, the same delusional, megalomaniac architect behind NOAH (http://gizmodo.com/5339870/gargantuan-noah-ark-proposed-to-new-orleans-with-straight-face) is back with the Boston Arcology (http://gizmodo.com/tag/bostonarcology/) (BoA) floating city concept for Boston Harbor. I'm not from Boston, but my guess is that their reaction would be: "this is wicked retahded."
But I digress. If constructed, the BoA would be LEED certified and be capable of housing 15,000 people distributed in hotels, offices, retail, museums, condominiums, and a new city hall. Of course, there would also be sky gardens and some sort of public, carbon neutral transportation system that would eliminate the need for cars.
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate Schopfer's progressive thought process on this design, but there has to be more emphasis put on feasibility. Even if all of the construction goals could be accomplished, how much do you think something like this would cost? [Schopfer (http://www.ahearnschopfer.com/schopfer/schopfer/) via Yanko Design (http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/01/14/boston-gets-a-boa/) via Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/15/floating-mega-arcology-for-bostons-harbor/)]
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But I digress. If constructed, the BoA would be LEED certified and be capable of housing 15,000 people distributed in hotels, offices, retail, museums, condominiums, and a new city hall. Of course, there would also be sky gardens and some sort of public, carbon neutral transportation system that would eliminate the need for cars.
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate Schopfer's progressive thought process on this design, but there has to be more emphasis put on feasibility. Even if all of the construction goals could be accomplished, how much do you think something like this would cost? [Schopfer (http://www.ahearnschopfer.com/schopfer/schopfer/) via Yanko Design (http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/01/14/boston-gets-a-boa/) via Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/15/floating-mega-arcology-for-bostons-harbor/)]
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