What are underwater buildings? According to Dr. Khaled Abdelhady (Professor in architecture engineering, Shoubra University), underwater buildings are structures built underwater for different purposes each according to the type of building constructed (personal communication, 2010). It all started in the 1960’s by Jacques Cousteau’s team in the form of underwater research stations (underwater habitat, 2006). Underwater buildings already exist, but have you ever thought about going to an underwater building?
Underwater building is the future foundation that has a great impact on the environment, we will be facing some problems while applying this technology but if we succeed in achieving it, it will be advantageous to our environment as it gets populated. It is true what was written in the “Evolo” magazine: “Approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface is ocean, even more if climate change has its way; hence it is only natural progression that we will populate the seas someday.” Water-Scraper: Underwater Architecture, 2010)
The report is divided into 7 sections; each section discusses a main point about the underwater buildings. The first section is giving a background on underwater buildings types through the years; the purpose of building each type and examples of some types. Second section will be discussing the environmental aspects; how the aquatic environment will be affected, and how are the ships maybe affected too. Following the environmental aspects in third section will be the social aspects, which will go through the problems of overcrowding, the reflex actions of people towards the idea of underwater buildings and the means of transportation that will be available. Then in the fourth section, you will go through the construction and structure aspects which include the materials used, methods of construction and maintaining ways. Subsequently in fifth section there will be an explanation on the ventilation processes of the underwater buildings. After...