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The Center For Urban & Regional Studies 40th Anniversary Conference

Tafline Laylin - June 2, 2010

Oscar Edmundo Diaz and Robert Upton Are Expected to Share Urban Planning Pearls With Israel Before globalization, ideas and technology ambled across the...

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Ginger Dosier: When Architecture and Chemistry Mix

Tafline Laylin - May 29, 2010

Dosier's fearlessness of the science of construction sets her apart from her peers We were so intrigued by Professor Ginger Dosier, the Architect at...

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UAE Prof. Ginger Dosier Grows Sand Bricks, Naturally

Tafline Laylin - July 24, 2010

The Better Brick? Although kinks need to be worked out, applying microbiological principles to design could revolutionize building materials. This researcher says she's found...

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Emirates Green Building Council: You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Build Green

Tafline Laylin - June 17, 2010

Does The First Arabian Construction Week Signal a Greener Middle Eastern Building Policy? We have brought disturbing news from Dubai this week: a smuggled...

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Qatar Seeks to Solar Power the 2022 World Cup

Tafline Laylin - June 17, 2010

Qatar Wants World Cup Action, but the Environmental Price May be Too High. This relatively obscure Middle Eastern country, slightly smaller than Connecticut, is putting...

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Durrat Al Bahrain Artificial Islands – "A Place Like No Other"

Tafline Laylin - June 16, 2010

Too many artificial islands imperil endangered species, coral reefs, and humans too? If Bahrain’s endangered dugong and turtle populations had a voice, surely they would...

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Jordan’s Sustainable Building Conference

Karen Chernick - June 19, 2022

The third "Think Green" conference, held in Amman this week, encourages green buildings and sustainable communities. We heard about Jordanian Queen Rania's activities earlier...

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Zaha Hadid: One of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People

Tafline Laylin - February 13, 2023

Will Iraqi Architect Hadid Use Her Star Power to Demand More Environmental and Social Responsibility? Much of the news coming from Iraq is fraught...

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Calling all Young Architects and Grad Students to Join ECOWEEK 2010

Tafline Laylin - June 16, 2010

Young Israeli and Palestinian Architects Are Invited to Join World Renowned Architects for a Week of Green Building Lectures, Site Visits, and Workshops. With...

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Join The Wide World of WED on June 5th

Tafline Laylin - June 19, 2010

For This Year's World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Asks the World's Citizens to Mobilize for Climate Action. In the...

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Geotectura's Visual Feast, Out of the Box

Tafline Laylin - June 16, 2010

"The Sufi Order International (SOI) community desired to build an interspiritual temple called the 'Universel' at the Abode of the Message located in the...

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The Best of Buckminster Fuller 2010 Finalists

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Tel Aviv’s Annual Architectural Weekend Celebrates Urban Green Spaces

Karen Chernick - June 19, 2010

Tel Aviv highlights green buildings, spaces, construction techniques, and gardens during its annual "Houses from Within" weekend. One spring weekend every year, for the...

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Rawabi, the First Planned Palestinian City

Jesse Fox - June 19, 2022

Tractors carving up the face of a hill in preparation for the new town. (Photo credit: Green Prophet) About a half hour’s drive north of...

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The Wind Catchers of Yazd, Iran

Michael Green - September 12, 2022

Green Prophet looks to ancient Iran for some current alternative ideas to electricity-powered air con. Catch the wind with the bagdir wind tower! The concept...

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