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Green-Thumbed Journalist Nick Leech Defends Gulf Design

Just when thousands of expatriates were fleeing their Gulf homes during the global economic collapse four years ago, Nick Leech was moving in. He...

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Soaring Father and Son Skyscraper Could Absorb Cairo’s Crowds

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Building a Green Deck for Hanging Gardens and Middle East Sensibilities

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A Simple Piece of Fabric Transforms Bahrain Gateway (PICS)

A new pavilion by A-Bureau takes back an area of downtown Bahrain overrun by traffic - even if only temporarily. Right in the midst of...

Green Designers’ Cloudy Thinking

Rotterdam-based architects MVRDV were smacked with a powerful backlash after unveiling their design for The Cloud, a pair of posh residential skyscrapers located in...

Sea of Galilee RisesTwo Meters, But Still Runs Short of Water

Despite recent and heavy rains in Israel, the Sea of Galilee is still three meters lower than it should be Unusually heavy rains have...

It’s Game Over for Global Warming Unless We Act This Decade

Scientists warn that we are about to hit a tipping point beyond which it will be impossible to curb runaway global warming. Scientists gathered at...

Dubai Malls That Fail to Recycle Waste Will be Fined

The Dubai Mall is just one in the emirate that will be required by law to recycle waste. A few years ago, many Emiratis didn't...

Local Architect Questions the Logic of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup Groundwork

Doha-based architect Romi Sebastian questions the feasibility of Qatar's urban planning ahead of the 2022 World Cup Qatar is moving rapidly towards its vision to...

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

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Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

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