The Dutch might build a tulip-shaped island
According to Emma Thomasson at the UK’s Guardian, some people in the Netherlands are pushing a Dubai-like plan to build an island in the shape of a tulip. Unlike the other islands that are being built exclusively for (terrible) aesthetic reasons, those involved with this one say that it’s supposedly to help flooding problems, along with alleviating some of the population growth pressures. The Dutch can surely come up with more creative ways of doing just that with other technologies, right?
Did you know that, according to Thomasson, the Dutch have played a large role in dredging up sand for islands around the world? They seem to be quite talented. Yet the country gets so much credit for their environmental awareness. Maybe the world should re-examine this status. Remember the Russian Federation and its Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat?
And can we talk for a minute about island shapes? A tulip?
Isn’t there anything that’s more Dutch than a tulip? Although on the plane yesterday I learned that they produce about 3 billion (yes, 3,000,000,000) flower bulbs a year. Thanks Travel Channel trivia for being much more entertaining than planium Cranium.
Is this the only blog that will publicly state that the shape of these islands is irrelevant to people because you can’t see the shape when you’re walking on the ground or driving in a car? It’s great if you’re looking at Google maps and see the Dubailobites, but otherwise, what a waste of effort. It’s called designing in plan, and it’s usually done by people who don’t understand the scale and scope of what they’re building. Non-designers with money and edifice complexes are common abusers of the tactic.
"I WANT A CACTUS SHAPED ISLAND!" You know it’s coming to Phoenix soon.
Please, world, please stop the island-building madness.
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Posted on December 10, 2007
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