2024-12-22T06:31:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/62803118/student-works-the-petropolis-of-tomorrow-drift-drive Archinect 2012-12-10T01:11:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hh/hhe959j8wbv5j2jh.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> <em>Drift &amp; Drive</em> proposes a new model of water-based urbanism by readdressing the technological and logistical challenges of offshore oil extraction. Our project is a solution to the desire on the part of Petrobras, the Brazilian petrochemical company, to relocate workers offshore, as rigs are established ever further from the coast, increasing the transportation cost of both workers and oil.</p>