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1、InformationprovidedfromtheTV21Annual1971,publishedbyCentury21,UK.Thisexactmodelisevenequippedwithminiatureshipsandjetties.DoggerBankliestwenty-fivemilesoutintheNorthSeabetweenthewinkle-stallsofGreatYarmouth'sseafrontandthetoweringdrilling-rigsoftheHewettoffshorenatural
2、gasfields.Manisfastrunningoutoflivingspace.Onlyaquarterofourplanetisdryland;therestisocean.Andourgrowingnumbersarefillingthatquartertobursting-point.Wehavetofindanewplacetoliveifwearetosurvive.Therearethreechoices:onotherplanets,underground,andonthesea.Thelastofthesese
3、emstheeasiestchoice.Withthisinmind,theideaofSeaCityhasbeenborn-andwhatafantasticideaitis!Thearchitectswhohaveplannedthisamazingplacehavebuiltbeautifulscalemodelstoshowwhattheyhaveinmind.Lookingatthemodels,ourthoughtscatapultusintothefuture-tothedaywhenSeaCitycouldbeare
4、ality...CloudssuperimposedonascreenbehindtheilluminatedmodelgivearealisticimpressionofSeaCityatdusk.ThehoverferryfromGreatYarmouthskimsacrossthechoppyseaandwithinminutesofembarkingthegauntoutlineofSeaCityappearsonthehorizon.Ourfirstimpressionisofagreatcurvingconcretewa
5、ll,starkandwhite,sweepingupwardsandoutwardsfromthegreysea.Howbeautifulitis-buthowgrimandinhospitable,too!Surely,30,000peoplecan'tliveinafortresslikethis?Artist'simpressionofaninsideviewofSeaCity,withislandsandterraces.Butthenthehoverferryreachesagapinthewallofconcrete-
6、andweseehowwrongourfirstimpressionwas.Insidetheegg-shapedouterwall,sixteentiersofgleaming,glass-frontedhousescurvedramaticallydowntothesmoothsurfaceofthewater.Theirglitteringlightsreflectlikeafireworksdisplayonthisshelteredlagoon.Dozensoftriangularbuildingsfloatgentlyo
7、nthewater,strungtogetherbypedestrianwalk-waysatfirst-floorlevel.Allaroundusweseeshoppingcentres,schools,churchesandgreenparks.Sleeklittlewater-busesdartaboutlikedodgemsatafair.[来源:学科网ZXXK]Theislandsinsidethelagoonwouldcompriseofsixtriangles,each120feetlongwithfloodtank
8、stokeepthesectionslevelaccordingtothebuildingloadcarried.Theairiscleanandfreshaswewalkfromtheferrytooneofthefasteleva
