The White Flake

 The earth is getting hot. Glaciers melt and sea levels rise. When glaciers melt, solar heat loses its place to be reflected and is absorbed into the sea. As heat is absorbed, the vicious cycle of water temperature rising, glaciers melting, and sea level rising is repeated.

 Some scientists believe that glaciers on Earth will not exist in 2030. The U.S. Geological Survey predicted that sea levels would rise by about 70 meters if all glaciers melted. The 70M rise is not a small figure when referring to data from the US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Considering the current land area, about 10% of the land is submerged. Large cities that have grown mainly on the coast will no longer be able to live. This is only an approximate number, and more cities will be lost considering thermal expansion and sea density changes.

 Sea level rise is not the only problem. Don't be relieved that the glacier has already melted. Citing Mark Liners' book, "The Extinction of 6 Degree," he warned that rising global temperatures by 4 degrees could melt all Antarctic glaciers, rising 5 degrees would cause methane to erupt from the sea floor, and rising 6 degrees could lead to human extinction.

 The white surface area of glaciers, which is an important part of breaking the vicious cycle of warming, must be restored. Glaciers freeze and melt by themselves repeatedly to form a cycle, and today, the balance has been broken due to excessive carbon emissions and warming. It is important to keep an eye on the reduction of the glacier surface, which is a major factor in the vicious cycle. We try to regain the balance of the missing glaciers using glaciers that do not melt. We propose the idea of reflecting solar energy that directly touches the sea level or using thermal energy in cities.

 The city was organized for those who avoided major floods caused by global warming and lost their place to live due to the floods.

 The concept of glaciers and the design of snowflakes were used to form a white city. To emphasize the characteristics of snowflakes,

 Just as snowflakes gather to form a single glacier, a white city that can protect the Earth will be completed when one city gathers. It showed the growth of the city by using the shape that gradually spread in the middle of the snowflake.

 The city moves around and recycles marine waste to make raw materials for printing. It expands the city with the raw materials made, making it a bigger glacier. A gradually growing city slows global warming so that people can continue to live on Earth. Over time, the city will continue to grow through 3D printing. In addition, as the number of people who can accommodate increases, it becomes a large city as its size grows. If the existing site was a polar sea, it would reflect a greater amount of thermal energy if it moved into the Pacific Ocean or Atlantic Ocean as the number of cities increased.

 If there are several large cities, it can sufficiently replace glaciers to slow global warming.

 Marine waste is increasing day by day. Among them, the proportion of plastics is overwhelmingly high. We want to recycle the plastic. We will recycle plastic to make white panels and mass the building through 3D printing.

 We become glaciers and float around the sea.

 We created glaciers that did not melt and created cities for those who lost their place to live. It is composed of white surfaces, increasing the area that can reflect heat and providing a home for those who have disappeared due to rising sea levels.

 The form of snowflakes, a design concept, takes on a form that gradually spreads from the center. It continues to grow the city by making 3D printing raw materials using marine waste, the main material. It makes you feel the growth potential of the city as an image. Just as snowflakes gather and become glaciers, many cities gather to become glaciers that protect the Earth. As it gradually increases, we want to move away from the existing site, Polar Ocean, and move to the sea, not polar regions such as the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

 Solar energy consists of heat and light. We accept light and use it for cities, while heat reflects into the sky or uses it for cities.

 It reduces carbon dioxide, the main culprit of warming, by creating green areas on the ground. People recognize it as a nature and rest and play.

 Magnetic levitation trains and public sidewalks that connect each region circulate through glacier cities. This is to reduce noise damage and save energy as much as possible to creatures living in the sea.