Designer Envisions Breathtaking Floating Research Station That Cleans the Ocean, Harnesses Tidal Ene

03-08-2021 • arclein

"Millions of tons of trash enter the ocean each year," Petráková wrote in a press release. "The floating station restores the marine environment's balance by collecting plastic debris from the surface and breaking it down to recyclable material. It connects the ocean plastic recycling center with a research and education facility to create an interdisciplinary platform to fight against the delusion that we can not hurt the ocean by our action onshore." Petráková began the project as her thesis at Studio Hani Rashid at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. For her ingenious design, she was awarded the French 2020 Grand Prix Award, a prestigious honor that recognizes outstanding contributions to architecture.