Pamphlet Architecture 36 by Christopher Michael Meyer

Author:Christopher Michael Meyer [Meyer, Christopher, Hemmendinger, Daniel and Meyer, Shawna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781616897352
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2018-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

1920 Selected Types of Buoys, US Lighthouse Services

The filtration buoy aims to extract the ecologically destructive plastic microfibers before they settle to the mesopelagic zone and removal becomes an almost impossible task. A defining characteristic of the ocean—its constant state of motion with relentless persistence—provides the guiding design principles for both filtration and identification buoyage. By harnessing constant motion as a power generator, a pump can create localized flow patterns that move a mixture of water and microfiber through the buoy, where the microfibers can be filtered and contained. The ocean’s motion is used as a constant power source for the filtration buoy. The water-intake valve is positioned significantly below the water surface to extract the suspended plastics within the epipelagic zone. In addition, the buoy drifts within the ocean currents, employing environmental forces as its infrastructure manager. The filtration and identification buoy movement pattern choreographed by the ocean current establishes a predictable distribution network able to be overlaid with other ocean current–dependent systems. The buoyage aims to remove plastic from the ocean by uncovering and acknowledging the specificity of place, engaging the embedded knowledge of the global water system.

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