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| Float New York on the water. Vincent Callebaut via Gizmag |
If you live in a city that sits at or below sea level (think New Orleans, New York City, Houston and others), you might want to familiarize yourself with architect Vincent Callebaut's Lilypad project. Callebaut's conceptual islands, which can theoretically accommodate 50,000 people, float on the ocean off the coasts of low-lying cities and are designed to use solar, wind, thermal, and tidal energies to create electricity. Should you pack your bags? Callebaut hopes the Lilypad becomes a reality by the year 2100.
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