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  • Katherine Gallagher
  • 09/22/2021

Frederick Fisher & Partners recently completed a project at the Ojai Valley School’s Upper Campus in Ojai, California, replacing structures previously lost to the Thomas Fire in 2017. Situated on a 195-acre site in Ventura County, the new and permanent buildings span 37,000 square feet...

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Tiny Homes

These shipping container tiny homes provide for the unhoused

  • KC Morgan
  • 09/22/2021

The pandemic showed us all how close anyone can come to having nothing. Many people are much closer to losing everything than they even want to know. Monarch Village, created by Studio 804, offers a shelter solution to meet the needs of unhoused people and families. Everyone deserves a clean, safe...

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The City One is a compact, community-focused electric car

  • KC Morgan
  • 09/21/2021

If less is more, then The City One is more car than you’ve ever seen before! This car is small, efficient, eye-catching, tough, and yeah — it’s electric. The entire design of this vehicle is sleek inside and out. There is no waste, no excess, just clean design. The style is rather minimalist,...

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Air Company wins first place in NASA's CO2 Conversion Challenge

  • Katherine Gallagher
  • 09/21/2021

A technology, engineering and design-based company in New York has secured first place in NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge with a project that converts CO2 into sugars to create new resources on Mars. The competition was meant to demonstrate the most efficient means of CO2 conversion that would...

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City of Telosa enlists Bjarke Ingels Group for urban utopia

  • Inaara Thawer
  • 09/21/2021

A plan for the world’s most sustainable city has been designed and is expected to welcome its first residents by 2030. Proposed for construction in an undecided desert location in the United States, the city of Telosa is estimated to cost $400 billion and accommodate a population of 5 million. Planned...

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Climate Change

Coral reef capacity has declined by 50% since the 1950s

  • Bonface Landi
  • 09/21/2021

A recent study published by One Earth has revealed the troubled state of coral reefs globally and their impact on the ecosystem. The researchers established that the coral reefs' capacity to offer ecological services relied upon by humans has declined by 50% since the 1950s. The study, conducted...

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  • Grae Gleason
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  • Dawn Hammon
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