Sinking Bangkok
S+PBA
A proposed “Wetropolis” development by Thai architect firm S+PBA suggests placing condos, shops and roads inside elevated steel tunnels. Warnings that Bangkok is sinking into the sea have prompted the government to plan a massive seawall and “modern city” on land now submerged under the Gulf of Thailand.
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