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Iraqi Mud Architect Wins Prestigious Sustainability Award

Arwa Aburawa - May 9, 2012

Iraqi architect Salma Samar Damluji has won the 'Global Award for Sustainable Architecture' for her mud-brick renovation work in Yemen Mud. Muck. Dirt. Clay. Earth....

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4.1 Million Acres Of Land Previously Classified As Forest Goes On Sale In Turkey Today

Julia Harte - May 7, 2012

Turkey's government argues that much of the land has already been illegally developed and sold, especially in the outskirts of major cities like Istanbul...

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Egypt’s Toshka New Valley Project: A Failure of Planning or a Failure of Implementation

Bushra Azhar - May 6, 2012

Manufactured landscapes and Toskha, a planned city to create a second Nile Valley in Egypt The Middle East is no stranger to construction failures. This...

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Teenagers Use Abandoned Bus Lane for Safe Urban Cycling in Jordan

Tafline Laylin - May 5, 2012

The bad news is that Jordan's Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) was suspended last year amid concerns about the associated cost and feasibility. Although...

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Underwater Hotel Plans Revived in Dubai

Arwa Aburawa - May 5, 2012

Is it back to bonkers ideas in Dubai? Plans to build an underwater hotel hailed as a positive sign of Dubai's property sector recovery Whilst...

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Strange Chlorine Gas Smell Takes Over Tel Aviv

Maurice Picow - May 3, 2012

Tel Aviv's mysterious gas smell is nothing compared to Cairo's annual "black cloud". Tel Aviv is Israel's largest city, and at times has been so...

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Egypt: Conservationists Concerned About Impact of Large Solar Projects

Arwa Aburawa - May 3, 2012

Conservationists in Egypt are worried about the environmental impact of large-scale solar projects in the desert It seems renewables are taking a little bit of...

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Turkey’s Asmacati Shopping Center Replaces Green Ivy With Metal

Tafline Laylin - May 2, 2012

In the Middle East and North Africa, although it's still possible to shop in the slow, traditional way - to buy fresh food from...

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Nader Khalili Earth Architecture Arrives in Kuwait

Tafline Laylin - May 2, 2012

Bringing the merits and techniques of earth architecture to those unable to travel to the California Institute of Earth Architecture founded by Nader Khalili...

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The Weird Science of Pedestrian Behavior Might Help Hajj

Faisal O'Keefe - May 2, 2012

Math helps us understand how people flow, and just maybe it could help Hajj pilgrims stay safe. A Californian jogs to the beach. Coming...

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Play God With NASA’s Flood Maps

Faisal O'Keefe - April 27, 2012

What the Middle East will look like with a 9 meter raise. Play God with the online map to see what we'll lose. When you...

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Barriers to Solid Waste Recycling in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Alnuwairan - April 27, 2012

Excellent at recycling oil, what are the barriers to Saudi Arabia in recycling other valuables? There are significant barriers that hinder the wide application...

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Bassam El-Okeily Converted a Tiny Garage into this Gorgeous Narrow House

Tafline Laylin - April 26, 2012

Egyptians are among the most romantic thinkers I've met. Their hearts are so often tangled up in their work, resulting not only in a...

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Earth-Friendly Vernacular Date Palm Leaf Architecture Revisited in London

Tafline Laylin - April 26, 2012

One of the most exciting exhibits we've heard about is currently on display at London's Royal Geographic Society. What makes it so exciting? Amidst...

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Middle East Illusions Change Reality

Faisal O'Keefe - April 26, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUI_Lq4qhcI Following violent protests in February, Cairo police stacked 10-feet-tall masonry walls around the Ministry of the Interior to cut access to that hated symbol of Egypt's...

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