tag: Queensland

Motes and pipes for protection

To flood proof Queensland we could build a mote around the important cities, buildings and houses. This will stop the water getting in because the motes will be really deep. There will also be pipes at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

Tagged buildings, cities, drains, houses, important, Infrastructure, moat, mote, other, places, protection, Queensland, redirection, schoolofideas, Tunnels, water |

Paperbark trees, underground houses, snorkels and hologram food

We can’t stop Queensland flooding because we can’t control the rain. Also, it floods because there are things such as buildings and so on which get in the way. So,we need to grow more paperbark trees because these trees soak … Continue reading →

Tagged animals, flood, food, hologram, Infrastructure, paperbark, pets, protection, Queensland, rain, resilient homes, safe, schoolofideas, shelter, trap door, Trees, underground houses |

Mote Time

To flood proof Queensland… we need to build a mote around the houses/cities with underground pipes that carries the water to dams and other parts of the country that need water.

Tagged cities, country, Dams, drought, flood, houses, moat, mote, need water, Pipes, proof, Queensland, resilient communities, resilient homes, schoolofideas, Tunnels, underground, water redirection |

Flood proofing Queensland by building rivers

To flood proof Queensland… we need to build more rivers around buildings. These rivers will be built so that the water flows away from our important places.

Tagged buildings, flood, idea, Infrastructure, proof, Queensland, redirecting water, Rivers, schoolofideas, water, water flow |

1893 Ideas Competition?

On the 12 October 1893, during the Queensland Parliament’s Legislative Assembly Debate, Andrew Lang Petrie, Member for Toombul, asked the Premier if the government intended to offer premiums to engineers and others for the best plans for diverting the flood … Continue reading →

Tagged 1893 flood, competition, engineering, hydrology, Ideas, Infrastructure, John Baillie Henderson, legacy ideas, premium, Queensland, Thomas McIlwraith, water management |

Floatable House

The ‘Floatable House’, designed by Matrix Design & Planning, is a conceptual proposal combining the house with a floating system. The floating system comprises three key components. 1.Movable Footing Due to the renovated structure of reverse trapezium shape struts sleeving … Continue reading →

Tagged airbag, Architecture, concept, earthquake, floatable, floating, flood, house, Queensland, resilienthomes, structure |