Evolution is the design and theory for a reimagination of the retired oil platforms off of California’s coast. Located off of Santa Barbara’s coastline stands Platform Holly, a decommissioned oil rig that creates the template for a new evolution of history, one in which oil platforms gain new life. Instead of being removed and causing devastating damage environmentally and economically, this platform converts a past of oil into a sustainable escape that allows for visitors, human and animal species alike, to exist in this new life. Combining features of an ecohotel, with added areas for education, research, relaxation and fun,…