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		<title>Unusual Green Architecture In Japan: Namba Parks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2019 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a city with few green spaces, Namba Parks is a welcome swath of green for the inhabitants of Osaka. The complex stands where Osaka&#8217;s baseball stadium used to be until 2003, and consists of a 30-floor skyscraper, Parks Tower, and a shopping mall with eight floors of terraced gardens. The sloping park connects to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stunning Vertical Forest Skyscraper By Stefano Boeri&#8217;s</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Urban living requires efficient use of space, but it can be a very environmentally-friendly lifestyle:  city residents generally live in small homes with access to walkable neighborhoods and public transportation.  One common downside is a lack of green space, but architect Stefano Boeri aims to change all that with his &#8220;Bosco Verticale&#8221; concept.  Italian for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Scandanavia&#8217;s Largest Hotel: Stunning Architecture, Eco-Friendly Design</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 03:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Denmark&#8217;s newly opened Bella Sky Comwell Hotel is the largest hotel in Scandanavia, but its size is outshined by its unique, environmentally friendly design and architecture.  Located in Copenhagen&#8217;s leafy Ørestaden district, the hotel creates a striking impression both inside and out. 3XN, the architecture firm behind the project, opted for the dual-tower design to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Energy Efficient House In Mojave Desert Built With Shipping Containers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tracy McGill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sitting near Joshua Tree, California in the Mojave Desert is an energy efficient new home and studio built by architect Walter Scott Perry of ecotechdesign out of six re-purposed steel shipping containers. Also known as the Tim Palen Studio at Shadow Mountain, the 2,300 square foot home is the first permitted shipping container house to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Copenhagen Waste-To-Energy Plant Will Multi-Function As Ski Slope</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tracy McGill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Copenhagen residents will soon be able hit the slopes, not on a ski mountain, but on top of a waste-to-energy plant. Looking to replace their current 40 year old industrial plant, Amagerforbraending held an international competition and unanimously chose this ski slope design by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in an effort to turn what is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Leading-Edge Green Complex For Singapore</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Architecture firm Foster + Partners won an international competition to design a green complex that will fill an entire city block in downtown Singapore. This complex will be on the leading edge of green design. It will incorporate arrays of solar cells on the buildings&#8217; facades. Ribbon-like canopies (also covered with thin-film solar cells) will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Green Building Using Thin-Film Solar</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is the new Ballard Library in Seattle. It&#8217;s a state-of-the-art green building which makes use of a sod roof, daylighting, and translucent thin-film solar collectors from Schott. It is listed in the American Institute of Architecture&#8217;s top ten green buildings.]]></description>
		
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