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Free City is a Sustainable Ecotopia for the 21st Century

Free City is a Sustainable Ecotopia for the 21st Century

Free City is a conceptual prototype for a 21st century city, conceived by FREE (Fernando Romero EnterprisE) in response to global issues brought forth by population growth and urban transition in the

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SOM’s CBD Center for Beijing Wins AIA Regional and Urban Design Award

SOM’s CBD Center for Beijing Wins AIA Regional and Urban Design Award

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill‘s plan for a new sustainable Central Business District in Beijing was met with much fanfare when it was first announced, and now SOM has garnered even more attention by

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HOK and Woods Bagot’s Langfang Eco-Smart City Master Plan Wins AIA Urban Design Award

HOK and Woods Bagot’s Langfang Eco-Smart City Master Plan Wins AIA Urban Design Award

The Langfang Eco-Smart City Master Plan was recently honored with the only 2010 Merit Award for Urban Design by the AIA Hong Kong chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The urban plan for

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SOM to Create Amazing Green Tech City for Hanoi, Vietnam

SOM to Create Amazing Green Tech City for Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam awarded the commission for its own Green Tech City to SOM, Inc. The winning design integrates two existing villages to create a sustainable city for 20,000 people that will reduce carbon

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SOM Wins Competition to Create Beijing’s Sustainable City Center

SOM Wins Competition to Create Beijing’s Sustainable City Center

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) was recently awarded the contract to create a stunning new Central Business District in Beijing. The project will integrate into the existing downtown urban district and

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Foster + Partners Unveil Sustainable Super City for South Korea

Foster + Partners Unveil Sustainable Super City for South Korea

South Korea recently announced plans to construct a sustainable super-city that stands to eclipse the size of Masdar in the UAE. Designed by Foster + Partners together with PHA and Mobility in Chain, the

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LAVA’s Winning Design for Masdar’s City Center

LAVA’s Winning Design for Masdar’s City Center

Australia-based LAVA Architects recently won the bid to design the City Center for super sustainable eco-city Masdar in the UAE. LAVA imagined an outdoor city center based on traditional European public

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TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Oslo Buses to run on Poo Power!

TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Oslo Buses to run on Poo Power!

Rather than let all their sewage go to waste, the city of Oslo recently announced that it plans to cut carbon emissions by converting 80 public buses to run on biomethane generated from raw sewage. These

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World’s First Positive Energy Building in Masdar, Abu Dhabi

World’s First Positive Energy Building in Masdar, Abu Dhabi

Not settling for mere zero-energy, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill’s Masdar Headquarters are setting new design standards for green building, with their scheme that generates more energy than it

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