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1、SeaCity-circa1971InformationprovidedfromtheTV21Annual1971,publishedbyCentury21,UK.Thisexactmodelisevenequippedwithminiatureshipsandjetties.DoggerBankliestwenty-fivemilesoutintheNorthSeabetweenthewinkle-stallsofGreatYarmouth'sseafrontandthetoweringdrilling-rigsoftheHewett
2、offshorenaturalgasfields.Manisfastrunningoutoflivingspace.Onlyaquarterofourplanetisdryland;therestisocean.Andourgrowingnumbersarefillingthatquartertobursting-point.Wehavetofindanewplacetoliveifwearetosurvive.Therearethreechoices:onotherplanets,underground,andonthesea.The
3、lastoftheseseemstheeasiestchoice.Withthisinmind,theideaofSeaCityhasbeenborn-andwhatafantasticideaitis!Thearchitectswhohaveplannedthisamazingplacehavebuiltbeautifulscalemodelstoshowwhattheyhaveinmind.Lookingatthemodels,ourthoughtscatapultusintothefuture-tothedaywhenSeaCit
4、ycouldbeareality...CloudssuperimposedonascreenbehindtheilluminatedmodelgivearealisticimpressionofSeaCityatdusk.ThehoverferryfromGreatYarmouthskimsacrossthechoppyseaandwithinminutesofembarkingthegauntoutlineofSeaCityappearsonthehorizon.Ourfirstimpressionisofagreatcurvingc
5、oncretewall,starkandwhite,sweepingupwardsandoutwardsfromthegreysea.Howbeautifulitis-buthowgrimandinhospitable,too!Surely,30,000peoplecan'tliveinafortresslikethis?Artist'simpressionofaninsideviewofSeaCity,withislandsandterraces.Butthenthehoverferryreachesagapinthewallofco
6、ncrete-andweseehowwrongourfirstimpressionwas.Insidetheegg-shapedouterwall,sixteentiersofgleaming,glass-frontedhousescurvedramaticallydowntothesmoothsurfaceofthewater.Theirglitteringlightsreflectlikeafireworksdisplayonthisshelteredlagoon.Dozensoftriangularbuildingsfloatge
7、ntlyonthewater,strungtogetherbypedestrianwalk-waysatfirst-floorlevel.Allaroundusweseeshoppingcentres,schools,churchesandgreenparks.Sleeklittlewater-busesdartaboutlikedodgemsatafair.Theislandsinsidethelagoonwouldcompriseofsixtriangles,each120feetlongwithfloodtankstokeepth
8、esectionslevelaccordingtothebuildingloadcarried.Theairiscleanandfreshaswewalkfromtheferrytooneofthefast
