The conversion of ships, or parts of ships, into buildings is a very old idea; here are some ship/building examples that inspired our proposal for turning the City of Adelaide into a building.
- Mike Pennington’s Photo of the lifeboat of the MV Sea Venture used as a roof.
- The Benson Ford Shiphouse, Lake Erie, Ohio.
- A house in Orkney using a boat as a roof.
- Holy Island – Lindisfarne – Boat Sheds
- Half of an old vessel being used a buidling in San Fransisco
- Old Vessels being used as buidlings in 1850s San Fransisco