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Community Gardens Sprout in Israeli Desert Town

Aya Tager - March 27, 2013

In September 2012, the Israeli desert city of Beersheva became the second municipality in Israel to staff the newly created post of community gardens...

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Futuristic Amman Airport Terminal by Foster + Partners Officially Open

Tafline Laylin - March 27, 2013

A couple of years ago we questioned the "greenliness" of Foster + Partner's new airport terminal at the Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan,...

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Turkey’s Yalın Mimarlık Wins Ancient Troy Archaeological Museum Design Competition

Tafline Laylin - March 27, 2013

Yalın Mimarlık won first place in an international design competition for an archaeological museum on the site of ancient Troy. Renowned for the famous Trojan...

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Zakaria Café Returns to Sustainable Lebanese Roots

Linda Pappagallo - March 24, 2013

At the heart of Beirut, Zakaria counters corporate cafe culture with art and heritage As larger coffee and restaurant chains take over the streets of Beirut...

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Iranian Snipers Take Aim at Tehran’s Giant Mutant Rats

Faisal O'Keefe - November 8, 2020

It sounds like a sci-fi B movie, but the problem is real. Super-sized rats infesting Tehran are so huge that a special team of...

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Saudi Erects World’s Tallest Tower

Faisal O'Keefe - November 8, 2020

Construction of the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, also known as the Kingdom Tower, has been plagued by political, economic and labour issues, with the proposed completion date of 2020 deemed unrealistic for many years now.

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Iranian Snipers Take Aim at Tehran’s Giant Mutant Rats

Faisal O'Keefe - November 8, 2020

It sounds like a sci-fi B movie, but the problem is real: Super-sized rats infesting Tehran are so huge that a special team of...

Cities

Abu Dhabi’s New Market “The Souq” Harkens Us Back to Disco Days

Faisal O'Keefe - March 21, 2013

Everything old is new again in Abu Dhabi's Central Market "The Souk" where developers are inspired by the emirate's not-so-distant past. Kinda crazy that the...

Book Reviews

Earth Architect Nader Khalili’s Book: Racing Alone

Linda Pappagallo - March 21, 2013

In the book "Racing Alone", Nader Khalili pursues his own revolution using fire, earth, air and water. In “Racing Alone”, the late Iranian earth architect...

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Why Earth Hour Still Matters

Brian Nitz - March 21, 2013

March 23 at 8:30 PM marks Earth Hour. Will you switch off? Writing for Slate magazine, Bjorn Lomborg argues against what he believes to be...

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Fake Wind Towers “Heat” Homes in Abu Dhabi

Richard Allenby Pratt - March 18, 2013

On a man-made Abu Dhabi island, fake wind towers heat homes instead of cooling them. I recently photographed a new housing development on Yas...

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Green-Roofed Istanbul International Financial Center Breaks Ground

Tafline Laylin - March 14, 2013

Istanbul residents have been dreading this moment: construction has broken ground on an enormous International Financial Center designed to position the Turkish economy among...

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Why It’s Hard To Celebrate World Water Day In the Middle East

Arwa Aburawa - March 13, 2013

With the region getting drier 'at an alarming rate', what is there to celebrate this World Water Day? In the lead up to World Water...

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Israel’s Self-Sufficient Solar Decathlon Home Shapes Up

Tafline Laylin - March 13, 2013

In 2012, Green Prophet reported from the front lines of the Solar Decathlon in Spain, but this year the event is taking place in...

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OMA to Mastermind Doha Airport City in Time for 2022 World Cup

Tafline Laylin - March 11, 2013

Starchitects OMA have won an international design competition to be the master planners for Doha's new Airport City in Qatar. Occupying a 10 kilometer...

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