BIODIVER[CITY] floating artificial reef lets visitors view ocean wildlife

The futuristic BIODIVER[CITY] is a floating man-made island that doubles as a marine life-fostering artificial reef. The massive faux-reef invites visitors to observe marine ecosystems from the surface to the ocean floor. Designed by the French and Romanian architectural team of Quentin Perchet, Thomas Yvon and Zarko Uzlac, the floating reef has been honored as one of the Jacques Rougerie Foundation’s International Architecture Competition laureates.

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