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Keret House: The World’s Thinnest, Most Insane House is Now Open

The idea was to design a unique rendezvous spot for creative movers and shakers to explore new ideas without eating up either space or resources.

Super-green Masdar Headquarters Design Awarded to Brookfield Multiplex

The award to design Masdar's new super-green headquarters in Abu Dhabi has been given to Brookfield Multiplex, the group announced recently. The Australian firm...

Embryonic Canopy is a Giant Floating Seed Bomb

Craig Deebank and Gina Gallaugher were selected as finalists in the Sukkahville design competition held in Toronto recently with their extraordinary Embryonic Canopy - a giant...

Turkey’s Wheat Exports Decline Due To Climate Change, Says Industry Official

Turkey's total wheat production declined 14 percent in 2012 from the year before. Climate change has caused a steady decline in Turkey's wheat production since...

Single White Light luminAID Seeks Middle East Partner

Three years of sustainable lighting for fifteen bucks? United Nations Relief Agency, you hearing this? The LuminAID inflatable solar light was created by a pair...

La Alhambra in Spain, is an Arab World Marvel Worth Queuing For

Green Prophet travels to Granada to explore La Alhambra, the marvel-filled UNESCO World Heritage site that has captivated travelers, poets, and rulers for centuries. Bathed in golden autumn light, the Moorish fortress and palatial complex reveals layers of Islamic art, Nasrid history, and nature-inspired design that together evoke a vision of heaven on earth. From intricate muqarnas ceilings to the Generalife gardens, La Alhambra is both a celebration of beauty and a reminder of the Arab world’s enduring legacy of creativity, resilience, and reverence for nature.

10 Ways Abu Dhabi Leads The Arab Gulf’s Green Revolution

Abu Dhabi’s stellar efforts to raise green performance across industry sectors position that Gulf state as regional leader in both conceiving sustainable solutions, and...

Mapping Palestine’s Environmental Civil Society – The Good, the Bad and the Uncooperative

A study mapping the environmental actors in Palestine shows a desperate lack of co-operation between organisations and donors keen to play it safe with...

How Traditional Arab Architecture is Greening Buildings in Israel

In the unrelenting Middle East sun, one thing is very clear when you build a new home: it must work with the elements. Standing...

Archi5’s Solar-Powered Archaeology Museum for Morocco

The Archaeological Museum of Rabat was first built in 1932 and is badly in need of a renovation, so Archi5 submitted plans for a...

Middle Eastern & Mediterranean Cities Face 100-Year Floods

Imagine the famous pyramids under water? Alexandria, Egypt holds top risk, followed by Istanbul, Turkey. Think "Mediterranean" and most Westerners conjure up Monte Carlo or Mykonos, Cannes or...

Columbarium is an Eco-Luxe Cave Dwelling in Israel

A surprising number of people still live in caves throughout the Middle East, but hardly any of them have a home that is as...

Iranian Farshid Moussavi’s Prismatic MOCA in Cleveland Goes for LEED Silver

Farshid Moussavi's inaugural project in the United States, the sharp Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification if it performs...

Egypt’s Filthy Canals Are Breeding Disease and Discontent

Egypt's network of canals are filthy, stagnant and have become dumping sites which breed disease and discontent Egypt may be synonymous with the majestic Nile...

Qatar’s First Solar-Powered World Cup Stadium to Break Ground Soon

The tender for the first solar-powered World Cup 2022 stadium has been issued and the winners will be announced in November or December, the...

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Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

My 13-year-old son told me about Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster while we were hiking. Could flying electric cars transform our cities, reduce roads and make more room for trees?
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