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9 Experiments in Large

A really long bus, a massive new park, balconies that double as swimming pools.

  • By Barbara Eldredge
  • Published Oct 7, 2012

(Photo: Baca Architects)

Glasgow: World’s First Floating Village
Twelve acres of Glas­gow waterway are slated to be transformed into the first planned floating village to include homes, office space, stores, restaurants, and a concert venue all bobbing around a U-shaped roadway. The $48 million development, designed by Glasgow-based ZM Architecture and Baca Architects of London, will be completed in 2020.

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