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Under Water City Proposed for Amsterdam

treehugger.com — It seems a bit counter-intuitive; we are used to seeing Dutch floating projects,not buried ones. Architect Moshé Zwarts says ""There has always been a lack of space in the city,so what we are doing is building a city under the city by using a new construction technique, which will not interfere with street traffic."

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  • advancedOption, on 02/16/2008, -0/+104More importantly, where do I get the plasmids?
  • dasdef, on 02/16/2008, -1/+63Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his own brow?
  • xirtap, on 02/16/2008, -1/+45No, says the man in Washington, it belongs to the poor.
  • credence, on 02/16/2008, -2/+43No, says the man in the Vatican, it belongs to God.
  • PurpleSfinx, on 02/16/2008, -1/+42No, says the man in Moscow, it belongs to everyone.
  • inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+26We got that in Montreal. It's depressing as ***** but it works. There's a 12 square kilometer area downtown that connects 60 residential and commercial complexes that are all connected to each other and to the subway. The people who live in a residential complex that's connected to the underground city can go to college, shop, do groceries, go to the movies and go to a NHL hockey game and to concerts without ever stepping outside. About 500,000 people use it every day, all people who don't need a car anymore. So that's another plus.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_city,_Mon ...
  • danmat06, on 02/16/2008, -2/+25The big daddies will be selling pot, LSD & Shrooms.
  • Sipx, on 02/16/2008, -2/+24Welcome to Rapture.
  • Yotaru, on 02/16/2008, -1/+20Everyone is required to carry bubblegum in case of leaks...
  • JanYpe, on 02/16/2008, -0/+17Underwater eco-system? You mean the rats and rusting bikes that live at the bottom? The Amsterdam canals are hardly full of endangered species.
  • xkorbin, on 02/16/2008, -1/+17Instead I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose: Rapture…” – Andrew Ryan
  • xirtap, on 02/16/2008, -0/+14Would you kindly keep this a secret?
  • theradical, on 02/16/2008, -0/+14I reject those answers.
  • murphy11211, on 02/16/2008, -3/+16*in before Bioshock*

    Wait....Damn it...
  • Clearz, on 02/16/2008, -0/+13Do you not think that Amsterdam has got some of the best Engineers in the world that know the citys geology intimately working on this. But no some guy called smacksaw on digg knows more because he saw a tv program on it.
  • PolarZoe, on 02/16/2008, -1/+10Have you seriously ever been to Amsterdam? The city is filled with cars.
  • midejitsu, on 02/16/2008, -0/+9One would assume that people living underground still have to venture outside when going to work. I am also pretty sure that they can spend their leisure time however they want. Riding bikes, getting high, ***** prostitutes. I’m sure you can at least do some of those in the sunlight.
  • GeekyGerge, on 02/16/2008, -0/+9Why would you want to do that? It just gets you closer to the Cloverfield monster.
  • inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+9No Gods or Kings. Only hookers and pot.
  • xkorbin, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8It's bad that before I even clicked on the article that I thought those words in my head.
  • Zique, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8What's so depressing in it? I'd imagine walking in a warm, lit corridor beats the crap out of walking on a slushy, freezing, dark street? I live in Scandinavia myself and an underground network like that sounds absolutely great, but I've never been to Montreal so...
  • Evildudetx, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8Next thing you know, we'll be fighting off Morlocks......
  • JettaMan, on 02/16/2008, -1/+8Someone has been playing Bioshock and smoking weed.
  • furbyboy, on 02/16/2008, -0/+7AWESOME!!!........It's gonna be a GIANT hotbox!!!! :)

    I'll meet you all there!!
  • michaelrsa, on 02/16/2008, -1/+8Amsterdam having an underwater city? I do believe we beat them to the punch with New Orleans.
  • Klarth, on 02/16/2008, -0/+7Coffee shops.
  • PurpleSfinx, on 02/16/2008, -1/+7People are obviously making millions of Bioshock comments, but it's not such a ridiculous thing to think about: Look at some of the problems that plagued Rapture (its isolation mostly) - In a place like this Amsterdam thing, how quickly can emergency service get there if needed, for example? Im sure there are other things to consider that we could get from Bioshock. But it's late and I don't have infinite time.

    Bioshock was awesome by the way. If you haven't played it, I highly reccommend it. Hell, even if you HAVE got it - play it again!
  • cyborg, on 02/16/2008, -1/+7"I give you, Rapture."
  • inactive, on 02/16/2008, -1/+7So... you'd be able to hotbox an entire city?
  • inactive, on 02/16/2008, -1/+7
    Everyone is required to carry bubblegum in case of leaks...
  • SOS84, on 02/16/2008, -0/+6Rapture?
  • Evildudetx, on 02/16/2008, -0/+5I've been there - you're right it is depressing.
  • mysql101, on 02/16/2008, -4/+9It would take just one suicide bomber, and everyone drowns.
  • smacksaw, on 02/16/2008, -0/+5Yeah and while working on it under la Baie they almost collapsed the building!
  • ZephyrNinety, on 02/16/2008, -1/+6Would you kindly plan a vacation there?
  • muniak, on 02/16/2008, -1/+5and... "data data data data data data data data data data data"
  • PurpleSfinx, on 02/16/2008, -0/+4Hey wow, I never new of such a thing. That's very interesting. Thanks for opening my eyes to something I never even heard of.
  • Le3f, on 02/16/2008, -1/+4sounds like you could use a bit less TV...
  • trdrstv, on 02/16/2008, -0/+3I have, and yes there are plenty of cars but there are TONs of Bikes. They are actually known for having more bikes than people in the city (since you can't bring them on public transportation many people have two).
  • 2shae, on 02/16/2008, -1/+4Again a weird story about The Netherlands that has gotten on Digg, before I've even heard about it...And I'm Dutch!!!
  • Everen, on 02/16/2008, -0/+3First underwater cities, then coalitions, then semi-unified Navy, then SeaQuest?
  • jjuustin, on 02/16/2008, -0/+3It's too bad they didn't make it more of a public space rather than an underground mall.
  • inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+3Beige, grey and brown. That's your color scheme. All lighting: neon lights that makes everything look even greyer. Everybody has a depressed look in there. Espescially people who work there all day, breathing recycled air and listening to elevator music constantly.
  • Bamborzled, on 02/16/2008, -0/+3Rumour is that the Netherlands has been hogging the world's most advanced anti-terrorist defence system for themselves. They call it "getting stoned".
  • CeeJayDK, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2I think it goes Europe < America < Japan for eccentricity.
  • Le3f, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2Amsterdam is known as the city of bikes. Biking is more convenient. The dutch are proud of this; don't make it sound like they would rather all sit in traffic and drive cars.
  • Darkness123, on 02/16/2008, -1/+3This reminds me of Trantor from The Foundation Series
  • OropheR, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2Good morning Rheumatism!
  • xkorbin, on 02/16/2008, -1/+3Thankfully everyone who is quoting has had their dose of mind-control antidote (forgot the name, been a while)
  • inactive, on 02/16/2008, -2/+4
    Would you kindly keep this a secret?
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