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\n\tSelf-Sustainable Floating 'Continent' Cleans Ocean Waste<\/p>\n

\n\tThe award-winning concept collects ocean debris and then breaks it down to be recycled.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBy  Fabienne Lang<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tFeb 05, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tThe 8th ContinentThe Jacques Rougerie Database<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tAn impressive design concept called the 8th Continent is a floating station concept that offers to solve one of our planet's most pressing issues: ocean waste. <\/p>\n

\n\tCreated by Lenka Petráková<\/a>, the design collects ocean debris and then breaks it down to be recycled. It won the Jacques Rougerie foundation<\/a>'s 2020 Grand Prix Award for Architecture and Innovation.<\/p>\n

\n\tthe University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Studio Hani Rashid where the project started its development<\/p>\n

\n\tPetráková is a senior designer at Zaha Hadid Architects in London, and first developed her idea at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, a few years ago after having studied ocean pollution.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe structure's design and concept<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tCreated to float on the Pacific Ocean, the 8th Continent is made up of five main parts<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. \n\t\tThe Barrier collects waste and harvests tidal energy<\/li>\n
  2. \n\t\tThe Collector sorts, biodegrades, and stores waste<\/li>\n
  3. \n\t\tThe Research and Education Centre is where inhabitants can study, and showcase the effects on our oceans<\/li>\n
  4. \n\t\tThe Greenhouses is where plants are grown, and water is desalinated<\/li>\n
  5. \n\t\tThe Living Quarters where people live<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \n\tThe "continent" shifts according to its position, its inside environment, and the ocean's movements. The entire platform is self-sufficient, using energy from the waves as well as the sun from solar panels above the greenhouses. <\/p>\n

    \n\tPetráková explained that she drew inspiration for her project from marine life — just like self-sustainable living aquatic organisms, the 8th Continent is fully self-sustainable, too.<\/p>\n

    \n\tAside from being a marvel of architecture and design, it's clear to see the concept's main driver was our environment. As Petráková said<\/a> to Euronews<\/em>, "I realized how destroyed the oceans are and how many species are extinct, how much pollution is there, and that the parts that may have never seen a human being, feel the effects of our activities."<\/p>\n

    \n\tGiven the amount of plastic that ends up in our oceans is at least as high as eight million tons, as the International Union for Conservation of Nature pointed out, it's designed like the 8th Continent, and other innovations<\/a>, that will help bring awareness and make a change. <\/p>\n

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