Surprisingly, these "underwater construction" strategies share a common goal: to avoid constructing underwater.
Fremont, CA: Buildings have become taller as the world's population has grown. Cranes are sprinkled across dense cities, erecting new, spectacular towers. What if the future of cities is not in the sky but deep within the ocean?
Humans have been exploring underwater construction for several years, and construction techniques for erecting underwater structures and buildings already exist. Although the only cities that are now underwater are those that have drowned through time, ideas for future underwater towns are already being studied.
These ambitions are not as far-fetched as they appear, and there are already several underwater restaurants and resorts worldwide. However, to truly appreciate these astounding efforts, it is necessary to learn much about the construction processes that allow for underwater construction.
Methods of Underwater Construction
Surprisingly, these "underwater construction" strategies share a common goal: to avoid constructing underwater. Instead, water is redirected or avoided in different ways throughout construction, which is a necessary method because building in water is practically impossible. As a result, "building underwater" is more about coming up with inventive ways to operate around water and create structures that can survive once built.
