Satellite imagery provided exclusively to Newsweek by Maxar Technologies shows the state of construction of the Maldives Floating City, a development of modular floating platforms that is ...

The Maldives is in the early stages of building an elaborately designed floating city in an effort to ensure future livable spaces, as sea levels continue to rise, and provide new affordable ...

This month, Netherlands-based developer Dutch Docklands and the government of the Maldives shared plans for a first-of-its-kind floating city. It has been in development for more than a decade as ...

Come float with me… on a giant brain-shaped city But it looks like a new project could be the beginnings of a real solution to the concerns of their shrinking landmass – the Maldives Floating ...

With a little help from the sea-level-fighting Dutch, the Maldives Floating City has received the green light for 5,000 colourful housing units to be constructed, linked together and tethered to ...

This ambitious experiment may be the way forward. The Government of the Maldives revealed plans for the world's first true floating island city, which will begin construction in 2022. Maldives ...

The Maldives Floating City, a revolutionary project, aims to address the growing threat posed by rising sea levels. Located just a 10-minute boat ride from the capital city Malé, this innovative ...

Maldives Floating City is the first development of a new era for sustainable living. In this waterfront paradise, homeowners can live in eco-friendly floating homes. The new city’s roads and ...

In the Maldives, the threat is so real and the pressure so high that policymakers have been less hesitant than elsewhere to give an unconventional solution a chance. Such as the floating city.

The Maldives Floating City project is designed in a pattern similar to brain coral, and when finished will have canals running between 5,000 homes, restaurants, schools and stores. The “floating ...