oyster-tecture
oyster-tecture noun: the use of oyster reefs to mitigate the effects of storm surge and rising sea levels and to filter polluted water.
Noun
oyster-tecture (uncountable)
- The use of oyster reefs to mitigate the effects of storm surge and rising sea levels and to filter polluted water.
- The vision for oyster-tecture is to create a network of oyster reefs that interlink from Texas to Maine.2012 May 30, Neil Chambers, “The Viability and Vision of Oyster-tecture”, in Metropolis
- Such is the potential that the concept of oyster-tecture – the use of oysters as an architectural resource – was developed by landscape architect Kate Orff and presented in a 2010 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.2016 November 17, Edward Helmore, “Oysters are making a comeback in the polluted waters around New York City”, in The Guardian
Origin of oyster-tecture
Coined by Kate Orff. Blend of oyster + architecture
Questions about oyster-tecture
- What does oyster-tecture mean?
- Oyster-tecture means the use of oyster reefs to mitigate the effects of storm surge and rising sea levels and to filter polluted water.
- What part of speech is oyster-tecture?
- Oyster-tecture is a noun.
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