Although the barrier appears to be just a wall, it is actually a clever structure that gradually breaks down the waves before they even hit the top (the part that is visible to us)
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Monday, 9 November 2009
The story so far....
WAX:MATTERS
It's 2.32am on pin up day and after a few good long weeks of this semester I'm ready to reveal all!
From my most recent experiment (placing the funnel into the water allowing the wax to enter the water directly without a drop) I discovered that the wax actually solidifies in a circular pattern however due to the drop and other factors these patterns were distorted. 
It's 2.32am on pin up day and after a few good long weeks of this semester I'm ready to reveal all!
I began using wax since it was possible to test it with similar parameters that the coral in Dubai has, i.e. Temperature, Current and Salinity (temp, pressure, liquid density)
Interestingly, wax is thinner than water and therefore will always have a force pushing it to the surface.
The following video is a quick summery of the experiments:
Interesting patterns began to emerge, and it is now possible to predict the outcome using different parameters, however only a general outcome can be predicted since the forms vary with each experiment.
From my most recent experiment (placing the funnel into the water allowing the wax to enter the water directly without a drop) I discovered that the wax actually solidifies in a circular pattern however due to the drop and other factors these patterns were distorted. 
Experiments still need to be done however I do have a vague idea of how to incorporate some of the self organisational concepts into my coral garden.
Saturday, 17 October 2009
From underwater, Maldives sends warning on climate change
With fish as witnesses, the president of Maldives and his Cabinet wore scuba gear and used hand signals Saturday at an underwater meeting to highlight the threat climate change poses to the archipelago nation.
The Maldives declaration will be presented at a U.N. summit on climate change in December.
The meeting, chaired by President Mohamed Nasheed, took place around a table about 16 feet (5 meters) underwater, according to the president's Web site. Bubbles ascended from the face masks the president and the Cabinet wore, and fish swam around them.
At the meeting, the Cabinet signed a declaration calling for global cuts in carbon emissions that will be presented before a U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December.
"We are trying to send our message to let the world know what is happening and what will happen to the Maldives if climate change isn't checked," Nasheed said, according to his Web site.
Asked what would happen if Copenhagen fails, the president said, "we are all going to die," according to the site.
The ministers signed their wet suits, which are being auctioned, to raise money for coral reef protection in the Maldives, the Web site said.
Maldives is grappling with the very likely possibility that it will go under water if the current pace of climate change keeps raising sea levels. The Maldives is an archipelago of almost 1,200 coral islands south-southwest of India. Most of it lies just 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) above sea level.
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change has forecast a rise in sea levels of at least 7.1 inches (18 cm) by the end of the century.
The country's capital, Male, is protected by sea walls. But creating a similar barrier around the rest of the country will be cost-prohibitive.
Soon after his election in November, Nasheed raised the possibility of finding a new homeland for the country's 396,000 residents.
The tourist nation wants to set aside part of its annual billion-dollar revenue into buying a new homeland, he said at the time.
"We will invest in land," he said. "We do not want to end up in refugee tents if the worst happens."
Nasheed's government said it has broached the idea with several countries and found them to be "receptive."
Lands owned by Sri Lanka and India were possibilities because the countries have similar cultures, cuisine and climate as the Maldives.
The Maldives declaration will be presented at a U.N. summit on climate change in December.
The meeting, chaired by President Mohamed Nasheed, took place around a table about 16 feet (5 meters) underwater, according to the president's Web site. Bubbles ascended from the face masks the president and the Cabinet wore, and fish swam around them.
At the meeting, the Cabinet signed a declaration calling for global cuts in carbon emissions that will be presented before a U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December.
"We are trying to send our message to let the world know what is happening and what will happen to the Maldives if climate change isn't checked," Nasheed said, according to his Web site.
Asked what would happen if Copenhagen fails, the president said, "we are all going to die," according to the site.
The ministers signed their wet suits, which are being auctioned, to raise money for coral reef protection in the Maldives, the Web site said.
Maldives is grappling with the very likely possibility that it will go under water if the current pace of climate change keeps raising sea levels. The Maldives is an archipelago of almost 1,200 coral islands south-southwest of India. Most of it lies just 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) above sea level.
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change has forecast a rise in sea levels of at least 7.1 inches (18 cm) by the end of the century.
The country's capital, Male, is protected by sea walls. But creating a similar barrier around the rest of the country will be cost-prohibitive.
Soon after his election in November, Nasheed raised the possibility of finding a new homeland for the country's 396,000 residents.
The tourist nation wants to set aside part of its annual billion-dollar revenue into buying a new homeland, he said at the time.
"We will invest in land," he said. "We do not want to end up in refugee tents if the worst happens."
Nasheed's government said it has broached the idea with several countries and found them to be "receptive."
Lands owned by Sri Lanka and India were possibilities because the countries have similar cultures, cuisine and climate as the Maldives.
Monday, 5 October 2009
into the depths...
As we prepare for the embarkation of our journey into the underworld (mind the pun), keep an eye out for my blog!I look forward to investigating and blogging about the boundaries of the artificial and the natural and about the my future architectural design for a new type of client - Marine life and ofcourse much much more!
Saturday, 3 October 2009
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