Underwater city... possible?

[TheCarpetCleaner]

For those of you unfamiliar with the Bioshock and Bioshock 2 games (Mods, please don't move this to gaming, its not about the game specifically...), they are based in a huge underwater city where the elite members of society and scientists go, and are able to conduct genetic experiements free of the laws of the surface. Then it all goes wrong - but that is irrelavent to my question.

While playing this, I was wondering...

Assuming money and resources were limitless, would it be possible, with our current level of technology, to build a huge city completely underwater?

[guffhoover]

Yes.

[The Prophet]

We've already done it.

We just didn't judge you as being fit to become a link in the great chain.

[TheCarpetCleaner]

The Prophet said:

We've already done it.

We just didn't judge you as being fit to become a link in the great chain.

You will come running to me when the carpets get dirty... mark my words... mwaaahaahaaaaa

[isee]

Even if it's possible, I don't think it's very practical due to what happens if there is an accident or buldings jsut get into a state of disrepair. A bit like a nuclear plant, where the mechanism is inheretently unstable/dangerous.

[andy400]

TheCarpetCleaner said:

The Prophet said:

We've already done it.

We just didn't judge you as being fit to become a link in the great chain.

You will come running to me when the carpets get dirty... mark my words... mwaaahaahaaaaa

[Jasandjules]

Yes it is possible and IIRC there is an underwater hotel (or was, perhaps business was bad and it has gone under.....I'll get my coat)

[MrV]

Jasandjules said:

Yes it is possible and IIRC there is an underwater hotel (or was, perhaps business was bad and it has gone under.....I'll get my coat)

This here ?

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/Hydrop...

[LD1Racing]

There is a resort in Fiji with underwater suites, here, IIRC it is around $15,000 per person for a week at the resort including 2 nights in an underwater suite, and the remaining time in an overwater bungalow. You also have your own personal mini-sub for the duration of the stay.

The 'pods' can be detached and surfaced for maintenance or replacement quite easily.

[Jasandjules]

MrV said:

Jasandjules said:

Yes it is possible and IIRC there is an underwater hotel (or was, perhaps business was bad and it has gone under.....I'll get my coat)

This here ?

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/Hydrop...

Not that one, I think it was in the states (Florida maybe) and required you to be a qualified diver to get into the place........... But that one looks good too !!

[HOGEPH]

TheCarpetCleaner said:

You will come running to me when the carpets get dirty... mark my words... mwaaahaahaaaaa

An underwater city would favour lino, what with all those divers coming in with wet flippers on.

[GKP]

"For me, this is all the world. There is beauty... there is ugliness... and there is death."

[Kit80]

The OP is clearly fishing for information to build his own.

[Mr Darcy]

There is a underwolrd village thing in Florida. Check out the Neptune memorial reef.

[fastfreddy]

"Under the sea, under the sea, there'll be no accusations, just friendly crustaceans, under the sea!"