BU Landmark Complex / Architects 49

Courtesy of Architects 49

Architects: Architects 49
Location: Rangsit, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Client: Bangkok University
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 26,000 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Architects 49

via Archdaily

Wetropolis / S+PBA

 

Bangkok authorities still consider flooding a crisis, instead of a constant. This negative mindset contributes to the economic loss the city has experienced over the last years. With the city sinking 10 cm below sea level, the latter rising by 40 cm annually, the safest place to create architecture is above water.  Architects at S+PBA propose a Post-Diluvian prototype community that translates the principles of traditional, flood-conscious architecture into a contemporary, sustainable Wetropolis. via eVolo