Lilypad City
Award-winning architect Vincent Callebaut has designed a self-sustainable "Lilypad City" as a long-term solution to the problem of rising sea levels caused by climate change. A Lilypad City would provide a home for 50,000 people and would float atop water.
Fast Facts
- "Lilypad City" designed by Vincent Callebaut
- Amphibious city without roads or cars
- Would be a permanent refuge for people left homeless by rising sea levels1
- Plants housed in suspended gardens
- Lake in center of city would collect and purify rain water
- Powered by renewable energy
- Capacity: 50,0001
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