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The World’s Most Beautiful Mosque in Malaysia is Vulnerable to Rising Seas

Tafline Laylin - February 15, 2012

The Malacca Straits Mosque in Malaysia is arguably the world's most beautiful and it is vulnerable to rising seas. Malaysia is one of the few...

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Architectural Symposium to Discuss Green Habitable Environments in the Negev Desert

Karen Chernick - February 14, 2012

"Active Matters" symposium will discuss how desert living can become more eco-friendly. Environmentalists agree that dense urban living is more eco-friendly (just ask Tel Aviv...

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Is Light Pollution The End of Arabian Nights?

Brian Nitz - June 30, 2023

What if no one had ever witnessed the beauty of a dark night sky? The ancient light of distant stars inspired Middle Eastern art,...

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Communities in Oman Face Growing Risk of Floods

Arwa Aburawa - February 9, 2012

Due to the threat of flooding, communities in low-lying valleys in Oman are being encouraged to relocate It may be a hot and dry country...

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Does the Skyscraper Index Predict Economic Turmoil?

Brian Nitz - February 10, 2012

Brian argues that skyscrapers are not only "un-green," but they could be a precursor to economic turmoil. The Empire State Building was completed in 1931,...

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Piping Sunlight with Solotubes, Plastic Bottles and Islamic Architecture

Brian Nitz - February 14, 2012

Islamic architects piped sunlight into homes using star-shaped skylights but Brian and his wife installed Solotubes. One of the first changes my wife and I...

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Siemens Headquarters at Masdar City Scoops Coveted Architecture Award

Tafline Laylin - February 8, 2012

The LEED-hopeful Siemens headquarters in Masdar City has been awarded the coveted 2012 MIPIM future projects award. It wasn't long ago that the first batch...

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Gulf Municipality Pampers Villa Owners Who Don’t Get Green Building

Tafline Laylin - February 7, 2012

Going green doesn't come naturally to wealthy villa owners in the Gulf. An online real estate company listed a seven bedroom villa in Dubai's neighboring...

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Arabic Calligraphy – eL Seed’s Writing Is On the Wall

Faisal O'Keefe - February 9, 2012

eL Seed, a Tunisian artist who combines Arabic calligraphy and street painting, is making an imprint on the world street art scene. I can’t remember...

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Proposal for Riyadh’s Celebration Hall in Saudi Distorts Bedouin Values

Tafline Laylin - February 6, 2012

Studio Schiattarella and Tecturae's winning proposal for the Celebration Hall of Riyadh distorts true Bedouin values. It is common in Middle Eastern design to evoke...

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Why Zaha Hadid Should Green the Central Bank of Iraq Headquarters

Tafline Laylin - February 4, 2012

It's official: Zaha Hadid is going to design the new Central Bank of Iraq's Headquarters; Tafline argues that it should be green. Zaha Hadid is...

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Israel’s Green Shopping Mall Sounds Like A Jet Liner

Maurice Picow - January 29, 2012

A green shopping mall is not green if its AC sounds like a jet liner taking off When previous articles of making shopping malls more...

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The Bedouins Convert Ill-Begotten Tunisian Mansion into a Skate Park

Tafline Laylin - January 31, 2012

The Bedouins are a group of skaters and artists who are empowering post-revolutinary Tunisian youth. When Nathan Gray and his posse of skateboarders and street...

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Termite Mounds Inspire Energy Neutral Buildings

Linda Pappagallo - January 30, 2012

Mr. Dubai, why not build your hotel like a termite would? Green Prophet has written many articles on green building, and the revival of beautiful...

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Gaza’s New Boardwalk Threatens Roman Ruins

Omar Ghraieb - The Media Line - January 30, 2012

Like Tel Aviv and Beirut, Gaza's getting a boardwalk, but development threatens ancient Roman ruins. For years, it was a dusty, often garbage-strewn asphalt...

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