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City Of Green Rings To Be Built In Korea

April 20, 2009 by Justin Thomas 16 Comments

A Dutch architecture group MVRDV have won a competition to design a city center for Gwanggyo, a new city which could be built south of Seoul, Korea. The town is planned to be a self-sufficient city of 77,000 inhabitants.

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Huge “Air Tree” Structure Produces Its Own Power and Oxygen

January 16, 2008 by Justin Thomas 4 Comments

In Madrid, Spain they are currently building a huge structure called an “Air Tree” or “Eco Boulevard de Vallecas”. The Tree was created by Urban Ecosystem to be a social center, and to improve the surrounding environment. The structure is also completely self-sufficient, generating all its own power with solar cells. Any surplus energy is… [Continue Reading]