Seaweed farms, recycling and hydro-electric wave power for an eco-city of the future
An underwater city featuring seaweed farms, recycling plants and air-powered transport to the surface has been named the winning eco-city of the future in a design competition run by the BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) for National Science and Engineering Week (9-18 March).
The nationwide competition for children aged 5-14 was launched to celebrate both National Science and Engineering Week and Disney’s fantastic new animated adventure ‘Meet the Robinsons’, where a young inventor named Lewis embarks on an amazing adventure in an extraordinary future city, in cinemas over Easter from the 30 March.
Katie Cross, the lucky student from Ashville College Junior School in Harrogate, has won a trip to Disneyland Resort Paris for the best overall design. As well as incorporating some quite unusual innovative ideas in her design, Katie envisaged a city powered by hydro-electric wave and solar power, and energy from non-recyclable rubbish. The winners of the individual age categories will each get a private screening of ‘Meet the Robinsons’ for their class. Winning designs are displayed in our online photo gallery.
‘This competition encouraged schoolchildren to think about the impact that engineering and technology have on our daily lives,’ said Roland Jackson, Chief Executive of the BA.
‘Climate change will be an increasingly important issue during their lifetimes and this activity has helped to promote discussions about the solutions that engineering, technology and science could offer. The thousands of entries we received show that many children have a good awareness and understanding about how our way of life affects the planet. As well as incorporating renewable energy sources that are already available into their designs, they have added some imaginative solutions of their own.’
National Science and Engineering Week is coordinated by the BA in partnership with the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB). It is funded by the Department of Trade and Industry.
The BA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Disney and Buena Vista International for this competition.
The nationwide competition for children aged 5-14 was launched to celebrate both National Science and Engineering Week and Disney’s fantastic new animated adventure ‘Meet the Robinsons’, where a young inventor named Lewis embarks on an amazing adventure in an extraordinary future city, in cinemas over Easter from the 30 March.
Katie Cross, the lucky student from Ashville College Junior School in Harrogate, has won a trip to Disneyland Resort Paris for the best overall design. As well as incorporating some quite unusual innovative ideas in her design, Katie envisaged a city powered by hydro-electric wave and solar power, and energy from non-recyclable rubbish. The winners of the individual age categories will each get a private screening of ‘Meet the Robinsons’ for their class. Winning designs are displayed in our online photo gallery.
‘This competition encouraged schoolchildren to think about the impact that engineering and technology have on our daily lives,’ said Roland Jackson, Chief Executive of the BA.
‘Climate change will be an increasingly important issue during their lifetimes and this activity has helped to promote discussions about the solutions that engineering, technology and science could offer. The thousands of entries we received show that many children have a good awareness and understanding about how our way of life affects the planet. As well as incorporating renewable energy sources that are already available into their designs, they have added some imaginative solutions of their own.’
National Science and Engineering Week is coordinated by the BA in partnership with the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB). It is funded by the Department of Trade and Industry.
The BA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Disney and Buena Vista International for this competition.
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