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the Society of FLOATING SOLUTIONS (Singapore)

Advancing deployable, durable, affordable, safe, & eco-friendly structures for all purposes

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Our Mission

The mission of the Society is to facilitate the application of scientific principles and proven offshore technologies to the design, engineering and construction of floating space solutions to enhance the quality of human life, address issues of land scarcity, harvest offshore renewable energy, increase food and water production, overcome the problem of rising sea level due to global warming in ways that are eco-friendly and sustainable.

Our Values

  • Think long term
  • Reduce carbon emission
  • Respect all eco-systems
  • Minimize the depletion of mineral resources
  • Recycle or extend the life cycle of building material
  • Consider the impact on future generations

Our Objectives

  1. Disseminate research and technological progress in the field to assure the public that large floating structures are safe, sound, and non- intrusive to the marine eco-system.
  2. Raise the level of awareness that land reclamation affects the livelihood of people living in coastal areas (fishermen, seaweed and sea shell gatherers and farmers), is damaging to wetlands, marine eco-system and becomes more challenging as sea level rises.
  3. Engage and support government policy makers in relevant government agencies including master planners, and environmental engineers in the concept of floating spaces in the seas as viable and liveable alternatives to high density living on terra-firma.
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Members' Feature Articles

  • EARTH’S AMPHIBIOUS TRANSFORMATION: Tange Kenzo, Buckminster Fuller, and marine urbanization in global environmental thought (1950s–present)

    EARTH’S AMPHIBIOUS TRANSFORMATION: Tange Kenzo, Buckminster Fuller, and marine urbanization in global environmental thought (1950s–present)

    Climate change and rising sea levels, which threaten many Asian and other coastal cities, have returned the question of adaptation to unstable marine surfaces to the global discussions about urbanization, as was illustrated by a recent United Nations (UN) roundtable. As de facto counterproposals to hydroelectric dams and similar regional development projects, floating or elevated structures reject land reclamation and terrestrialization processes. Consequently, the rapidly growing number of offshore structures, which often constitute unconventional settlements, …
  • EARTH’S AMPHIBIOUS TRANSFORMATION: URBANIZING ASIA’S SEAS

    EARTH’S AMPHIBIOUS TRANSFORMATION: URBANIZING ASIA’S SEAS

    Coastal cities have for decades been finding ways to cope with floods, storm surges, subsidence and other disasters, which are worsening with climate change. As Stefan Huebner of the Asia Research Institute at National University of Singapore writes, instead of focusing only on how to control the movement of water, cities should also embrace the ongoing “amphibious transformation” by adapting to life on water.
  • Large Floating Structures: Technological Advances (Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, 3)

    Large Floating Structures: Technological Advances (Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, 3)

    This book surveys key projects that have seen the construction of large floating structures or have attained detailed conceptual designs. This compilation of key floating structures in a single volume captures the innovative features that mark the technological advances made in this field of engineering and will provide a useful reference for ideas, analysis, design and construction of these unique and emerging urban projects to offshore and marine engineers, urban planners, architects and students.
  • S’pore is shipshape for floating cities

    S’pore is shipshape for floating cities

    The recent announcement by Keppel Corp chief executive Loh Chin Hua that it is exploring how to develop a floating city for Singapore is heartening. Speaking about how the private sector can work with governments to address issues like climate change, Mr Loh told the World Cities Summit on June 22: "We have the technology and capabilities to build floating cities, which can address both land scarcity as well as the threat of rising sea …
  • Transitioning from Fossils to Nuclear Safely and Affordably

    Transitioning from Fossils to Nuclear Safely and Affordably

    A presentation at the Institute of Marine Engineering Science Annual Conference on July 1, 2021 by Lim Soon Heng, Senior Advisor and Founding President of the Society of Floating Solutions (Singapore)

Novel Floating Solutions

  • UN-Habitat and partners unveil OCEANIX Busan, the world’s first prototype floating city

    UN-Habitat and partners unveil OCEANIX Busan, the world’s first prototype floating city

    UN-Habitat, the Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, and OCEANIX today unveiled at the UN Headquarters the design of the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. OCEANIX Busan aims to provide breakthrough technology for coastal cities facing severe land shortages that are compounded by climatic threats. The challenge …
  • Floating theater Lyon on French television

    Floating theater Lyon on French television

    A floating theater dedicated to young audiences will emerge on the banks of the Rhône in Lyon. The construction of this new unusual cultural place is due to start in mid-March. The, L'île Ô, that's its name, will take place on the quays of the Rhône, near the Gallieni bridge …
  • Singapore explores tapping nuclear energy by 2050

    Singapore explores tapping nuclear energy by 2050

    Nuclear energy, once deemed unsuitable for Singapore, has been identified as a potential power source for the country by 2050 in a new report published on Tuesday (March 22).
  • LA MAISON THEATRE | Boran sur Oise, Paris | 2014 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti

    LA MAISON THEATRE | Boran sur Oise, Paris | 2014 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti

    Project for the construction of a 150 sq.m floating house with stage for performances on the Oise river near Chantilly (Paris). The project is part of the redevelopment of the famous Boran pools, now abandoned but once a place much frequented by Parisians. The houseboat is designed to accomodate a …
  • C3 HOUSEBOAT | Marine parks, lakes, lagoons | 2008 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti

    C3 HOUSEBOAT | Marine parks, lakes, lagoons | 2008 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti

    The C3 SERIES prototype is a houseboat with high standards of comfort. As far as the architecture and living standards are concerned, it has surpassed the traditional houseboat being conceived on the criteria for luxury yacht design: particular attention and ample space devoted to the areas to be shared with …