The rising sea level due to climate change is just on the verge of gulping a country that is just six feet above sea level. The tiny nation of the Maldives that comprises 1200 islands is just a step away from annihilation. As many as 400,000 citizens.
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Green architecture is definitely a rave these days. So, we see designers and architects coming up with green designs for creating a healthy planet. At the eVolo Magazine 2010 Skyscraper Competition, the Growth Tower conceived by the US architect…
Growth Tower: Genetically modified living organism or a skyscraper? Read More »
You do not always need huge investments to bring about something that demands care rather than finances. It goes so well with the efforts put by design students at India’s Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology in erecting a vertical,…
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Are you an adventure enthusiast? When, then I am sure you must have gone hiking and trekking in snow covered mountains many a time. Walking on the snow with ice-cold winds rattling through your body is certainly not a cakewalk. To maintain the bodily.
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In an attempt to breathe new life into an ugly, ignored wall in the city center, designers at Luzinterruptus have come up with vertical garden that will convert a boring wall into a glowing green garden. This eco-friendly creation by the creators of..
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Now officers will be seen enforcing law and security while taking pleasure of a comfortable, green ride. Global Motor Services, a US-based company, has unveiled its new three-wheeled, battery-powered scooter technology specially engineered to support.
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Vince Hannemann elevates old hubcaps, bicycles, blenders, crutches, urinals, computer guts, lawn mower wheels, kitchen utensils, shopping carts, typewriters, sewing machines and other objects to something that he can feel proud of – The Cathedral…
Cathedral of Junk may bow to reasonably unreasonable city diktat Read More »
The new PriceWaterhouseCooper office tower has become the first office building in the UK to get BREEAM’s highest rating of “outstanding”. Dubbed the “7 More London“, the building stands on the south bank of the Thames near city hall….
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Future will be catastrophic indeed if we do nothing to tackle global warming before it is too late. We have been listening to such warnings a number of times, but realizing the enormity of such premonitions is something we always ignore. Now making…
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Taking inspiration from the desert rose, French architect Jean Nouvel has planned a design for the new National Museum of Qatar. Unveiled at MoMA in New York City on Wednesday, the design balances the Qatari culture and traditions with sustainability.
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