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Original speculative Lisbon harbor illustration with floating botanical conservatories and amber research towers
Imagining a gentler coast

Ocean futures / annual gathering

TIDALCOMMONSASSEMBLY

Lisbon 2038

Ocean life. Shared cities. Possible futures.

September 16–18, 2038The Floating Conservatory
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Fictional event concept · Sample people, sessions and prices

The assembly / 01

Three days at the edge of possibility

A gathering for people making coastal life more generous. Meet marine designers, urban gardeners and material explorers through talks, walking labs and shared experiments.

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Day 01 09.16

Water as a commons

Open with coastal systems, living materials and new ways of sharing a shoreline.

Day 02 09.17

Cities that breathe

Build, sketch and test places that welcome both people and ocean life.

Day 03 09.18

Cultivating tomorrow

Turn ideas into small, useful prototypes and public experiments.

Meet the people / 02

Many practices. One shared horizon.

Meet the designers, artists and makers opening a different way of seeing the coast. All profiles are fictional.

Beyond the conversation / 03

Places to pause. Ideas to inhabit.

Step into three imagined installations, where living landscapes, circular materials and a listening coast become tangible.

Original illustrated golden tidal biosphere with aquatic plants and a small observer

The breathing basin

Living landscape model

Original illustrated flowing amber salt ribbon over a circular reflecting pool

Salt memory

Circular material study

Original illustrated concentric olive listening chamber with a gold center and a small visitor

Low tide orchestra

Listening environment

Our invitation / 04

The coast belongs to more than us. Let’s design as though we remember.

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Original illustrated future Atlantic coast with golden botanical harbor terraces, distant cliffs and a burnt-red sun
An imagined coast / original concept illustration

The gathering place / 05

A little room for wonder.

The Floating Conservatory is an imagined landscape of quiet walks, open studios and tables beside the water.

Let the programme guide you

Session pages list formats, durations and the imagined meeting room so you can sketch a visit that suits your interests.

Make space for a shared practice

Choose a conversation, a walking lab or a material study. Save ideas to My plan and change your route as you explore.

  1. 01

    Lantern gate

    The imagined starting point for your assembly day.

  2. 02

    Tide Studio

    A shared workbench for materials, sketches and small experiments.

  3. 03

    Commons terrace

    A place to exchange notes and watch the garden meet the sea.

Fictional venue concept / diagram is illustrative, not a travel map

A place at the table / 06

Choose your own tide.

A whole assembly, a single day, or a student example pass. Use the planner to try a visit; these are fictional prices.

assembly

Assembly

Three days of talks, installations and shared studios.

€140

student

Student

The same full programme with a student example rate.

€55

day pass

Day pass

Choose one day to explore the assembly.

€65

Fictional event concept · Sample people, sessions and prices. These controls create a local example summary.

Passes and visit planner

Good to know / 07

Before you
follow the tide.

September 16–18, 2038
The Floating Conservatory
Lisbon 2038

Explore the gathering place
Can I visit without a technical background?

Yes. The fictional programme pairs conversations with approachable labs. Session pages state their format and practical takeaways.

Does this page sell real tickets?

No. This is a local event-planning demo. The pass form creates an on-screen example summary and sends nothing.

Where is my saved programme stored?

Only in this open page’s memory. It resets when the page is reloaded and is never sent to a service.

Tidal Commons / September 16–18, 2038

A programme
for possible futures.

Choose a day and a practice. Save sessions to sketch your own visit.

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6 sessions

Living coast / 09.16 · 09:30

Gardens that follow the tide

What if a public garden could rise and fall with the harbor? Explore buoyant planting beds, seasonal care and the quiet craft of welcoming marine life.

Format
Illustrated talk + open questions
Duration
50 min
Meet at
Amber Hall

Local planning only. Saving a session does not reserve a seat.

Original conceptual installation illustration

Your host / fictional profile

Mara Venn

Marine landscape designer

Leave with

  • Sketch an adaptable planting module
  • Compare three shoreline conditions
  • Plan maintenance before adding technology

Material lab / 09.16 · 11:00

A small atlas of salt

An open material lab exploring salt, seaweed and repairable coastal objects. No specialist knowledge is required.

Format
Hands-on material lab
Duration
90 min
Meet at
Tide Studio

Local planning only. Saving a session does not reserve a seat.

Original conceptual installation illustration

Your host / fictional profile

Ivo Neri

Material explorer

Leave with

  • Handle a sample material library
  • Map a local waste stream
  • Prototype a repairable joint

Living coast / 09.17 · 10:00

Listening below the surface

A listening walk through a speculative harbor soundscape. Notice how care and noise change our experience of the shore.

Format
Listening walk
Duration
60 min
Meet at
Conservatory Pier

Local planning only. Saving a session does not reserve a seat.

Original conceptual installation illustration

Your host / fictional profile

Lea Solen

Sound and ecology artist

Leave with

  • Build a listening map
  • Identify quiet habitat zones
  • Write a simple sound-care brief

Public space / 09.17 · 14:00

Who gets a place by the water?

Work together on a public shoreline brief that includes residents, visitors and nonhuman neighbors.

Format
Collaborative studio
Duration
75 min
Meet at
Commons Table

Local planning only. Saving a session does not reserve a seat.

Original conceptual installation illustration

Your host / fictional profile

Noa Pere

Public space researcher

Leave with

  • Map access needs
  • Review a fictional waterfront proposal
  • Build a shared decision checklist

Material lab / 09.18 · 09:30

Tools for a buoyant city

Explore modular structures that can be taken apart, repaired and moved as a shoreline changes.

Format
Prototype workshop
Duration
80 min
Meet at
Tide Studio

Local planning only. Saving a session does not reserve a seat.

Original conceptual installation illustration

Your host / fictional profile

Oren Vale

Circular systems maker

Leave with

  • Compare modular connections
  • Draw a repair sequence
  • Plan a small public experiment

Public space / 09.18 · 12:00

One table, many futures

A closing conversation about everyday rituals and the small actions that make a shared future tangible.

Format
Closing conversation
Duration
60 min
Meet at
Commons Table

Local planning only. Saving a session does not reserve a seat.

Original conceptual installation illustration

Your host / fictional profile

Ada Linn

Community food designer

Leave with

  • Make a community invitation
  • Choose one small experiment
  • Exchange a care commitment

A place at the table

Choose your
own tide.

September 16–18, 2038 · The Floating Conservatory. Sample passes for a fictional assembly.

assembly

Assembly

Three days of talks, installations and shared studios.

€140

student

Student

The same full programme with a student example rate.

€55

day pass

Day pass

Choose one day to explore the assembly.

€65

Before you visit

Can I visit without a technical background?

Yes. The fictional programme pairs conversations with approachable labs. Session pages state their format and practical takeaways.

Does this page sell real tickets?

No. This is a local event-planning demo. The pass form creates an on-screen example summary and sends nothing.

Where is my saved programme stored?

Only in this open page’s memory. It resets when the page is reloaded and is never sent to a service.

Page not found

A different shore.

This address is not in the programme.

Return to the assembly

Your visit

My programme

This plan stays in the open page’s memory. Nothing is booked or sent.

Local example

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