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The 8th Continent Floating Station Is Tomorrow’s Dream Dreamed Today 13 Jan 2021, 10:43 UTC ·
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Lenka Petráková is a Slovakian designer and, recently, the recipient of the 2020 Grand Prix Award for Architecture and Innovation of the Sea from Foundation Jacques Rougerie. The FJR is a French institute that offers worldwide recognition to design projects that stand out as visionary and, more importantly, encourage sustainable collaboration between scientists and designers.
The 8th Continent is one such project because it’s a floating station that cleans up our oceans, turning waste into recycled material, while doubling as a research facility wrapped in a gorgeous, beautifully designed package. It’s a many-hats-wearing-type of project that would serve a myriad of purposes, integrate seamlessly in and adapt to the environment, be self-sufficient and require massive backing, especially of the financial kind.