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The Pipe LAGI 2016 Santa MonicaThe infrastructure California needs to generate energy for electricity and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/drinking-water" target="_blank">clean water</a>, which will be significant, need not blight the landscape. Designs like The Pipe demonstrate how the provision of public services like these can be knitted into every day life in a healthy, aesthetically-pleasing way. A finalist of the <a href="http://www.landartgenerator.org/competition2016.html" target="_blank">2016 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition</a> for Santa Monica Pier, the solar-powered plant deploys electromagnetic desalination to provide clean drinking water for the city and filters the resulting brine through on-board thermal baths before it is reintroduced to the Pacific Ocean.1
The Pipe LAGI 2016 Santa MonicaThe Pipe uses solar panels to generate the energy necessary to desalinate water on board.2
The Pipe LAGI 2016 Santa MonicaA percentage of the resulting water is shipped to shore for drinking, while the remainder is used to feed thermal baths.3
The Pipe LAGI 2016 Santa MonicaThe thermal baths offer guests recreation, while also filtering excess brine before it returns to the Pacific Ocean.4
The Pipe LAGI 2016 Santa MonicaSignificantly, the desalination and filtering process is silent, allowing guests to seamlessly integrate with a public service, oblivious as they soak in healing waters.5
The Pipe LAGI 2016 Santa MonicaTechnical drawing describes electromagnetic desalination.6
