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Star Wars Underwater Gungan City called Otoh Gunga - Bubble-like Shelter

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Star Wars Underwater Gungan City called Otoh Gunga - Bubble-like Shelter

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Otoh Gunga

Points of interest

Otoh Gunga Zoological Research Facility [1]

" Ex-squeeze me, but da most safest place t'would be Gunga city. 'Tis where I grew up. 'Tis a hidden city."

Otoh Gunga, also known as simply Gungan City or Gunga City, was a Gungan city located beneath the surface of Lake Paonga on the planet of Naboo. It was originally built by the Gungans in order to avoid contact with their surface-dwelling Naboo neighbors. When the Trade Federation invaded Naboo, their armies stormed the swamps, forcing the Gungans to abandon the city.

" I'm going to Otoh Gunga. Their technology is so different from ours, and I want to see how it affects their art."

Otoh Gunga was a prominent Gungan city situated in the waters of Lake Paonga on the planet Naboo. Its bubble-like buildings were in fact hydrostatic force fields that contained breathable atmospheres for their occupiers, and had special portals that allowed its inhabitants to enter and exit. Since the Gungans actually grew the building material of their cities from the natural plasma of Naboo and bubble wort extract, the structure of Otoh Gunga was a hub and spoke network. The bubbles, which housed around one million residents, were anchored to the lake floor by huge stone pillars. The designs of the buildings were inspired by fish, fish eggs, aquatic plants, and air bubbles.

The city notably housed the High Council, which ruled over the Gungans from the High Board Room. It also contained a number of "invertebrate eateries" as well as an attraction called the City Bigspace, which was build by Boss Rugor Nass. The oldest part of the city is known as the Ancient Quarter.

" My troops are in position to begin searching the swamps for these rumored underwater villages. They will not stay hidden for long."

The city was originally built by the Gungans in order to avoid contact with their surface-dwelling Naboo neighbors. When the Trade Federation invaded Naboo, their armies stormed the swamps, forcing the Gungans to abandon Otoh Gunga.

In 28 BBY, after leaving Queen Padmé Amidala's service following her last term as monarch, the former handmaiden Eirtaé moved to Otoh Gunga wanting to see how their technology affected their art.

In 32 BBY, the Gungan Jar Jar Binks was banished from Otoh Gunga by Boss Nass after he crashed the Gungan leader's personal heyblibber submarine. Following the Trade Federation's Invasion of Naboo shortly after, their armies stormed the swamps, forcing the Gungans to abandon Otoh Gunga. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi were sent to the planet by the Galactic Republic. There, they met the outcast Binks, who led them to Otoh Gunga at their behest despite his banishment. From there, the Jedi were granted a bongo submarine and used the vessel to travel to the capital city of Theed.

Following the Invasions of Naboo during the Galactic Civil War, the New Republic starfighter pilot Yendor invited his fellow Corona Squadron mates to dine in Otoh Gunga. The city's residents were said to be able to produce a dessert that took at least four hominids to consume. This dessert was said to deliver one into a straight sugar coma. However, one of the pilots, Thane Kyrell, elected not to join his mates because he was still mourning the loss of his former Imperial Academy classmate Ciena Ree, whom he believed had perished during the Battle of Endor.

Otoh Gunga first appeared in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. According to early storyboards of the film, Otoh Gunga was meant to be wiped out along with the Gungans prior to the Battle of Naboo. However, as genocide was judged to be too dark for the film, the story was adjusted.

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Otoh Gunga, also known as simply Gungan City or Gunga City, was a Gungan city located beneath the surface of Lake Paonga on the planet of Naboo. It was originally built by the Gungans in order to avoid contact with their surface-dwelling Naboo neighbors.

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How to Properly Secure and Anchor a Portable Building

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Physical oceanography: relationships of the sea floor, coastline, and the atmosphere.

Chemical oceanography: the chemical composition of water and how it reacts to weather changes, human activities, and other factors.

Biological oceanography: the ocean's vegetation and animals and how they interact with the marine environment.

Ultimately, these types of research allow governments and policymakers to make more informed decisions that affect ocean health.

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Oceanography | National Geographic Society

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Oceanography applies chemistry, geology, meteorology, biology, and other branches of science to the study of the ocean. It is especially important today as climate change, pollution, and other factors are threatening the ocean and its marine life.

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Coastal Erosion Is Accelerating At Alarming Rates And Humans Are To Blame

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In a world altered so profoundly by human activity and with rising sea levels accelerated erosion could pose a major problem to infrastructure along coastlines.

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In the past 7,000 years the cliffs retreaded inland by 0.7 to 2.3 inches per year, but in the last 150 years this rate significantly accelerated to 8.6 to 12.5 inches per year.

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Next to a cliff, space for scientists to facilitate research both in the building and with sea activity

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Principal Use : The buildings houses 42 double and single rooms, collective living spaces, an ocean observation laboratory, an auditorium, a Learning Center and a cafeteria.

Text description provided by the architects. The Institute of Marine Sciences is dedicated to research in oceanology. This small campus welcomes researchers to study the preservation of the sea. Two themes were at the heart of our reflection: hospitality and context; specifically the Mediterranean environment. Situated on the coast, the project houses a program of accommodation and workspaces.

Nestled at the foot of a cliff, the building uses the constraints of the site to define an infrastructural architecture. The topography generates a cloister, deconstructed by the slope. The building is composed of two L volumes. One forms a base containing the common areas. The other inverted houses the rooms. This superposition creates a new spatiality, the patio. The suspended volume spans a pool and opens up the patio to the seascape. Set amongst villas and military barracks, the design both rejects and accepts the ambiguous 'territoire.'

Built of concrete from nearby quarries it references the cliffs that overlook it. Metal shutters double as screens on the balconies and recall the windows of the rope-works and armory, local buildings of architectural heritage. The association of concrete masses and metal shutters creates a dialogue between archaism and contemporaneity.

The archetypal cloister responds to a desire for interiority by the researchers and generates a habitable infrastructural project. The building is both introverted, dedicated to research, and extroverted, encouraging exchange and projecting out. The landlocked site makes access complex yet also creates its specificity. A ramp leads up to the labs, a car park, and above the common rooms facing the patio.

These common rooms are linked by corridors, naturally lit by skylights. Folding glass doors allow the rooms to be fully opened to the patio; reminiscent of the functionality of the dockside boat sheds. The simple, uncluttered language of the building responds to the nature of the activities that take place within it. Indeed, daily diving outings require functional, resistant, and solidly designed spaces. No over-sophistication is evident and this posture; theoretical and pragmatic, secured the support of the client. Adaption to the slope weighed heavily on the price but the build participates in buttressing the land above. On this site designated inhospitable, architect and client have united to create a project that fosters reflection, exchange, and conviviality.

The superposition of volumes creates an opening and allows sea air to enter the patio over the shaded pool underneath which cools the air and naturally ventilates the building. This fresh air propagates into the common rooms and is extracted by roof ventilation. Shade, the patio and pool, sea breezes, and the mineral properties of concrete were for us the conditions of a resolutely situated Mediterranean architecture.

The choice of material is linked to the site. Concrete; archaic material of expression, remains contemporary by its technical innovative capacities. This project, brings silence, abstraction, and the sought-after dramaturgy to the project. In this region, concrete is a local resource. It is a country of masons and the quarries are close. The artisanal nature of casting in-situ means the worksite is lively, preserving the surprise of results that cannot always be predicted.

In dialogue with the smooth minerality of the walls, the pivoting shutters are like steel armor that protects the bedrooms from the imposing seascape. The ensemble creates an enduring building, suitable to welcome young researchers to a study program on the Mediterranean.

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Seven Examples of Existing Underwater Structures 

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Underwater, but not cliff-specific examples

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Following news that Europe's first submarine restaurant has become covered in marine life, we've rounded up seven examples of underwater architecture.

From a research centre set to be built on the ocean floor to a holiday home that looks out directly to the sea, architects are creating numerous structures that are submerged under water.

With awareness and environmental concern mounting over the impact human activity has on the planet's oceans, many of these structures are designed to help people appreciate the importance of marine ecologies.

Here are seven underwater buildings and proposals that demonstrate what is possible when building under water:
Under, Norway, by Snøhetta
Aptly named Under, this restaurant is submerged in the North Sea water that surrounds the remote Norwegian village of Båly. With a floor plan that spans 495-square-metres, architecture studio Snøhetta claims that it's the "world's largest underwater restaurant".

Designed to resemble a sunken periscope, the restaurant is made up of an exposed concrete tube fronted by panoramic acrylic windows. Alongside providing diners with a place to eat, it will be used as a marine research centre.
Find out more about Under ›The Muraka, Maldives, by Ahmed Saleem and Yuji Yamazaki
This private holiday villa in the Maldives has an aquarium-like bedroom suite encased in curved, seven-inch-thick acrylic walls where guests can observe marine life.

Named The Muraka, the underwater holiday home designed by architect Ahmed Saleem and New York studio Yuji Yamazaki also has a kitchen, living and dining area, and three bedrooms that are positioned above water.
Find out more about The Muraka ›Australian Underwater Discovery Centre, Australia, by Baca Architects
Set to be built two kilometres from land at the Busselton Jetty in Western Australia, the Australian Underwater Discovery Centre was designed by architecture studio Baca Architects to mimic the shape of a whale surfacing from the sea.

Visitors to the centre will be able to look out of a large window onto the ocean floor where they'll be able to observe the marine habitats of Geographe Bay.
Find out more about Australian Underwater Discovery Centre ›
The ReefLine is a seven-mile-long underwater sculpture park being built by architecture studio OMA along the shoreline of Miami Beach. It will feature installations that can only be viewed while snorkelling.

The team of marine biologists, researchers, architects and coastal engineers working on the project hope that it will raise awareness around the negative impact climate change is having on coral reefs and rising sea levels.
Find out more about The ReefLine ›Underwater Museum of Cannes, France, by Jason deCaires Taylor
Located three metres under the Mediterranean Sea near the island of Sainte-Marguerite, is an underwater museum that contains six large sculptures modelled on local islanders.

The permanent installation forms the Underwater Museum of Cannes, which is designed to bring attention to the ocean environment and the impact human activity has on marine life.
Find out more about Underwater Museum of Cannes ›Docking the Amsterdam, Netherlands, by ZJA
Slated to open in 2025, Docking the Amsterdam is a museum in the Netherlands that will encase the wreck of the historic ship Amsterdam.

Architecture studio ZJA plans to build a glass tank around the 40-metre-long wrecked ship, allowing visitors to view it from all angles. They will also be able to learn about Dutch maritime history in the museum's exhibition spaces.
Find out more about Docking the Amsterdam ›Proteus, Caribbean, by Proteus Ocean Group Ltd and Drass Group
Originally set to be designed by Yves Behar for the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center, this underwater pressurised research station is now being developed by social enterprise Proteus Ocean Group Ltd and Italian engineering studio Drass Group.

Hailed as the ocean's equivalent to the International Space Station, it will play host to around 20 researchers and aquanauts at a time. Scientists will be able to grow their own food in the station which is located 18 metres under the sea near Curaçao, an island in the Caribbean.
Find out more about Proteus ›Click here to read the Chinese version of this article on Dezeen's official WeChat account, where we publish daily architecture and design news and projects in Simplified Chinese.

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Seven examples of underwater architecture including museums, hotels and research centres

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Following news that Europe's first submarine restaurant has become covered in marine life, we've rounded up seven examples of underwater architecture. From a research centre set to be built on the ocean floor to a holiday home that looks out directly to the sea, architects are creating numerous structures that are submerged under water.

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1. what kinds of scientist study?
2. the rate of cliff erosion
3. how to solid the mobile structure into the ground
4. exist builds for such purpose

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One of the hardest things to make when sketching a blueprint, model, or drawing is the circle. How is it possible after years of doodles in school, practice in college, and use in work that drawing a flawless circular is so difficult? Outside the few who may be able to nail all 360 degrees, the rest of us resort to using stencils, compasses, and the bottoms of tin cans to guide our pencils. This tool may simplify that.

Iris is a drawing tool meant to help you draw your dream circle. Created by London-based design studio Maker's Cabinet, the tool isn't as cumbersome as a tin can or as awkward to work with as a drawing compass, but it is very much like a stencil in that you trace around an adjustable circle to create a circle of your own.

Taking inspiration from the apertures found in cameras, the designers re-thought the mechanism as a bonafide drawing tool.

To use the Iris, you first find your circle's center (and no, I'm not talking about yoga). A center point locator found on the Iris's base helps with this. Using the scale on the aperture, you adjust the diameter of the leaves to the size of circle you want to sketch. Once you've drawn your circle, you can remove the tool or readjust the Iris's diameter to sketch more circles.

A number of prototypes were made before deciding on the Iris's final structure and materials. The finished product has an aperture made of brass and the adjusting inner leaves are made from stainless steel to keep them from rusting and getting damaged after being exposed to dozens of sketching graphite and ink. A scale laser etched onto the aperture denotes diameters up to the millimeter and is marked with a red dot to pay homage to the Iris's camera origins. And keeping this whole thing in place while you draw are rubber pads which grip onto the surface you lay the Iris on.

It was completely funded on Kickstarter raising over $250,000 from over 1800 backers. You can find more details about the Iris drawing tool on Indiegogo and pre-order it for $109 (or two for $182) with an expected ship date of November 2019.

Carlos wrestles gators, and by gators, we mean words. He also loves good design, good books, and good coffee.

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One of the hardest things to make when sketching a blueprint, model, or drawing is the circle. How is it possible after years of doodles in school, practice in college, and use in work that drawing a flawless circular is so difficult?

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Blog Building of the Week Whilst everyone in the international architecture circus is preparing for the opening of this year's Architecture Biennale in Venice, there seems to be another biennale coming up in a tiny village in rural China; one which could have a big impact on the nation's building industry.

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IILab. fashions cloud-like bamboo canopies and lantern-shaped pavilions in China

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Developed around the Impression Sanjie Liu shows in Yangshuo County, ‘Bamboo Bamboo, Canopy and Pavilions’ harnesses bamboo to craft an otherworldly journey through nature.

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3-D Printed Silkworm Imitation Pavillion

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3-D Printed Silkworm Imitation Pavillion

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MIT researchers to 3D print a pavilion by imitating silkworms

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MIT researchers headed by Mediated Matter Group founder Neri Oxman to 3D print a pavilion by imitating silkworms.

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- temporary building
- scientist's observatory to gather data from ocean activity
- a large part of the building's body will sit on the ground, small part over the cliff
- mobile structure, that can be reassembled and shipped by a cargo - does not require ground transportation

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Étretat is a small coastal village in France best known for its cliffs, including a famous natural arch. The spectacular sea cliffs and the associated resort beach attracted famous artists including Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet. The pebbled beach, sparked with quartz geodes, is wrapped in dramatic cliffs eroded into giant formations and offshore needles. Two of the arches can be seen from the town, a third requires a walk at low tide.