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- Delhi establishes monthly car-free day to combat pollution Sat, 24 Oct 15, 5:00amIs your utopian metropolis dominated by noisy automobiles? Are bike lanes simply another name for parking spot? If we know our audience, chances are your urban ideal features far fewer cars than seen today...
- Massive fish farms fill 2.6 hectare foundation of world’s wannabe tallest skyscraper Thu, 16 Jul 15, 1:00amWhen Broad Sustainable Buildings (BSB) unveiled plans for a 220-story prefab tower that would not only surpass the Burj Khalifa as the world's tallest, but that would be built in just 90 days, the company drew accolades and...
- SOM reveals design for new sustainable capital city in Egypt Tue, 24 Mar 15, 9:00pmEgypt is getting a new and improved capitol city designed by architecture firm SOM. The privately-funded project consists of a 700-square meter development with an urban park, residential neighborhoods and a business and...
- Are Mangroves The Solution to Urban Sustainability in Asia? Fri, 31 Oct 14, 4:00amMangrove forests are some of the most carbon-rich habitats on earth, but unintentional urban shifts continue to threaten these sensitive and essential environments...
- INTERVIEW: Architect Gordon Beckman on How Mixed Use Buildings Create Healthy, Sustainable Cities Wed, 24 Sep 14, 4:42amMetropolitan areas are growing faster than suburbs for the first time in decades, as more and more people want to live closer to where they work, eat, drink, and play...
- Putting Lot: Design an Urban Golf Course in Brooklyn! Thu, 16 Apr 09, 7:00amUnused and empty land can provide the perfect canvas for creative minds. That’s why we were excited to hear that throughout the summer of 2009, a temporary nine-hole golf course will occupy a vacant lot in Bushwick,...