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Mar

Is Down the Way Up for Sustainable Architecture?

Categories: Buildings

by Forum for the Future

For many, skyscrapers are what make a city skyline. These impressive structures indicate wealth, power and the heights to which human command over technology and resources can reach. But what if this were inverted, with sustainability as a stimulus? Read more

Mar

Discovering the History of Toronto Below Ground Level

Categories: Buildings, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, cities above and below, cities below, heritage, Toronto

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by Kayla Jonas Galvin

Most of the history of cities is underground. Evidence of foundations below the surface can tell us what buildings used to be on the site, and artifacts could reveal what life was like for a building’s occupants. These discoveries don't just provide historical insight - they can also influence current urban development. Read more

Mar

How Ancient Persian Architecture Captured Wind Energy Underground to Green Buildings

Categories: Africa and the Middle East, Buildings, Components

Tags: cc, cities above and below, cities below

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by Elyana Javaheri

Environmentally conscious buildings have been around for much longer than the public debut of our modern environmental crisis. Since the early 19th century, residents of Yazd, Iran, have been channeling wind below ground to cool their homes on warm summer days. Read more

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Is Down the Way Up for Sustainable Architecture?

Discovering the History of Toronto Below Ground Level

How Ancient Persian Architecture Captured Wind Energy Underground to Green Buildings