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Futuristic green skyscrapers to reduce 75% of Paris’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

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2050 Paris Smart City by Vincent Callebaut Architectures. “2050 Paris Smart City” is a research and development project for Paris City Hall carried out by Vincent Callebaut Architectures. In order to fight against the urban heat-island phenomenon by increasing in the same time the density of the city in the long-term, the study presented 8 … Read more

High Lines and park life: why more green isn’t always greener for cities

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Transforming old industrial areas into urban woodland may look nice but can be conterproductive in the long run

The largest urban farm in Japan

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Pasona Urban Farm with a vertical farm inside and out.  Kono Designs, the architecture firm behind the largest urban farm in Japan, hopes that 15,000 square foot corporate office building with a double skinned green facade will make urbanites reconsider agriculture and embrace this new design trend. 20% of the Tokyo based recruitment agency Pasona … Read more