Queenslander houses in flood-prone areas could soon float above floodwaters, using a pontoon structure designed by James Davidson Architect (JDA).

Danish maritime architecture studio MAST has developed Land on Water, a system for constructing floating buildings that aims to be more flexible and sustainable than traditional methods.

exploring the severe effects of population increase and global warming on future living conditions over the world, manila-based architecture firm dada has introduced the 'currents for currents' floating housing solution for the coastal communities.

Image 9 of 13 from gallery of Architecture and Climate: 6 Techniques for Emergency Shelters. Section Fold & Float. © SO?

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Image 30 of 36 from gallery of Longfu Life Experience Center / LUO studio. 1 Units can be used for small bookstore

Some people are already fantasizing about setting up colonies on the Moon and Mars, but we have barely begun to understand and conquer our own seas and oceans.

Designed by MOS Architects, Floating House intersects a vernacular house typology with the site-specific conditions of this unique place:

Seth McDowell’s design studio, mcdowellespinosa, won an Architectural League Prize this summer for its futuristic visions for New York and Hong Kong that use today’s waste to create new structures for tomorrow’s cities.

Image 10 of 13 from gallery of CEMEX + Aptum Architecture's Floating Concrete Structures Act as Mangroves for Shorelines. Photograph by Aptum Architecture