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- ↑ INTERVIEW: Koen Olthuis of WaterStudio.nl, Inhabitat, 8-25-2006
- ↑ Sarkum, Sarly Adre (30 October 2016). "SA Squared Staff pages". Sarly Adre Sarkum Architecture. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- 1 2 Concept Waterscraper Brings Monumental Architecture Into The Open Sea, Popular Science , March 11, 2010
- ↑ Bridgette Meinhold, The Gyre: A Floating Upside Down Eco Skyscraper, August 2, 2010, inhabitat.com
- ↑ "Seascraper – Floating City - eVolo | Architecture Magazine".
- ↑ "SeaScraper | William Erwin".