article_snippet.sent: Reversing Desertification design (pictured) transforms the original rigs into vertical bio-habitats, which aims to exert instant response to oil spills, restore damaged eco-systems and offer shelter from future disasters,' the team said .
article_snippet.sent: The 15 honorable mentions include skyscrapers designed for the arctic, structures that intend to reverse desertification, abandoned oil rigs transformed into bio-habitats, and atmosphere laboratories among others.
article_snippet.sent: The initial idea is to design a separate anthropogenic microcosm, detached from the harsh Arctic environment, but based on the dynamic equilibrium between people and nature.
article_snippet.sent: This could transform the 'arid-yellow deserts into fresh green spaces'.
article_snippet.sent: A similar design transforms the original rigs into vertical bio-habitats, which aims to exert instant response to oil spills, restore damaged eco-systems and offer shelter from future disasters,' the team said. '
article_snippet.sent: Rig to Vertical Bio-Habitat will become a reactor centre, where the spilled oil will be converted into catalyst and building materials, as well as a recreational centre and research facility.'