IT IS an architect's vision of 2070: rising sea levels rapidly swallowing up swathes of Australia's eastern seaboard.As the price of land that can be developed soars to astronomical levels, the city witnesses a mass migration to the underwater city of ''Siph'' - a metropolis of floating pods powered by ocean currents.
Such visions once existed only in the realm of science fiction, but they are closer than we think, according to some of the country's best and brightest urban architects.
The Australian Institute of Architects has released the shortlisted Australian entries for the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, based on the theme Ideas for Australian cities 2050+.
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