Pandora
Water from melting glaciers raises the level of the world's oceans. Water presses from below. Water tears the surface of the earth and throws its parts up, just as the boards of the pier come off and take off under the onslaught of waves during a storm. Pandora's box is open. The “boards” freeze in an upright position, leaving a void that fills with water un
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Great design with strong shape that reminds the monuments of ancient Egypt.
Definitely iconic structure. Would be interesting to also reverse the concept and show with this pool the draining of the drinking water where eventually it is all dried out and just an empty concrete box with stairs leading to nowhere. That may be more impactful than the raising water level.