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Struggle to visualise the amount of rubbish generated in one hour? Design boom report on the ‘one hour tower’ by New York based architecture organisation, Terreform.
A great week over a Treehugger, with articles exploring the use of bark on buildings, and 7 green themes on display in the Season 6 premier of ABC’s Lost.
Hewlett-Packard have started a project called a ‘Central Nervous System for the Earth’, report the New York Times, who also covered the mixed reaction received by New York’s recent pedestrianisation efforts, and how we aren’t using urban space well enough.
The Nature Conservancy ponder the effect of urbanisation on nature.
Mexico City’s finest contemporary architecture is the theme of this slideshow over at Business Week.
Why should genetic modification apply only to food? Scientific American consider the role of Genetically Modified forests.
Next American City analyse the recent financial collapse of New York’s Peter Cooper Village.
A whopping 15% of city centres are vacant or abandoned, leading to some imaginative use of empty urban space, report Governing.
Jetson Green preview the HGTV Green Home of 2010, and Aerogel, a super-thin and efficient new form of insulation.
What will Britain’s capital city look like in 20 year’s time? The Guardian make their predictions.
The Independent believe Eastern architecture is increasingly influencing British developers.
Urban Australia is more expensive than both London and New York, report The Age.
GOOD answer the question: who uses the most energy per capita?
After years of stress on New York’s electricity grid, Metropolis Magazine believe it’s time to build a smart grid in the Big Apple.
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