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Urban Planning Conference at Tel Aviv University

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Coming Soon: A Wall of Skyscrapers Between Tel Aviv and Jaffa?

A year after a municipal planning committee decided to put plans for a row of skyscrapers near Jaffa on hold, the plans are back...

Emirate-Built Sanaya Amman Towers To Be Jordan's Tallest and First "Green" Building

Jordan's capital city, Amman, will soon have a spectacular landmark: the Sanaya Twin Towers, which will tower more than 200 meters over the...

Israeli University Honors Environmental Sculptor Dani Karavan

Ben Gurion University of the Negev, one of Israel's finest academic institutions, and one in which its environmental and alternative energy projects have received...

Jordan Real Estate Conference Stresses Green Construction Methods To Arab World

"Jordan needs to develop sustainable or 'green' construction practices based on traditional concepts with modern material and practices," said Jordan's Princess Sumaya, president...

England Authorities Look to Mediterranean White Buildings To Help Keep Cool

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Going On A Picnic to Tel Aviv’s Garbage Mountain

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Green Office Building Takes Off In "Energy City Qatar"

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