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Haitong Chen, Peizhe Fang, Yechi Zhang

United States

Peak oil is the theorized point in time when the maximum rate of extraction of petroleum is reached, after which it is expected to enter terminal decline. At the time of post-peak oil.  We found that there are more and more Abandoned Oil rigs around Louisiana coastal line. Currently, the research told us just in this area there are 176 large oil platforms and 3000 more small oil rigs.
The expected effects of post-oil: peak oil and sea level rises, results in a series of incidents such as Oil Rigs Desertion, and bio-habitat loss. There are four different programs designed for offshore, mid-seas, and high seas oil rigs.
Our design focuses on the deserted Oil Rig Networks, we transform the original rigs into vertical bio-habitats, which aims to exert instant response to the oil spill, offer shelter to different types of species, and create public recreational programs. The proposal can be designed into four different programs that adapt to three different types of oil rigs. Problems of Post Oil

The Sea level rise caused Land to Lose.

Coastline pushed further back away which made animals lose their habitat.

Oil workers are losing their jobs.

Large amounts of Oil Rigs will be abandoned, which then can finally cause Possible Oil leaks.
Thinking about the Post Oil in two different scales

Planetary Scale: Louisana Oil Rig Networks
The oil rig networks along the Louisian...