Artificial Islands of the Dead Sea

A New York City architecture firm called Phu Hoang Office has proposed a way to turn The Dead Sea in the Middle East, into a thriving centre for tourism and eco-research.

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The firm proposed the creation of artificial islands called No Man’s Land that would house hotels, create energy, and harvest clean water from the atmosphere.

Aside from the good eco-intentions of this design, I think it also looks the part, with a clean approach and a sprinkling of green.

According to the blog, Inhabitat:

Salinity gradient solar ponds, water purification tanks, and water filtering processes will all be integrated into the designated “water islands” of the chain. The other two island designs will be for tourists and solar energy production, providing self sufficient power as well as creating revenue.

The design was shortlisted for Architectural Association’s Environmental Tectonics 2007 competition because the design attempts to solve political and cultural issues using design techniques.

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