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Project Jewel: Moshe Safdie designs a massive indoor bio-dome for Singapore

 Nearly half a decade after his famous Habitat '67, architect Moshe Safdie is still going strong. Born in Israel, Safdie strives to incorporate sustainability in...

Tentsile tents are suspended tree houses you can carry anywhere

Like a regular multi-person tent that can be packed up in a small bag and carried around, the tentsile offers ultimate portability.

Sunken trails create healing pilgrimage to bloody Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey

At least 124,000 people were killed in the bloody eight month Gallipoli Campaign. Also called the Dardanelles Campaign, it was considered to be the Ottomans'...

The beautiful painted earth homes of Burkina Faso

Until the girls were abducted, I didn't know much about Burkina Faso. And I didn't think I wanted to know more until I stumbled...

Radical recycling: a chicken is now a lamp

Imagine you're at an old taxidermy museum and you go out back and find one of their broken ducks in the trash. You see it and you say "hey,...

Modern mashrabiya is Arab architecture made in the shade – check out these stunning photos

Thousands of folding glass panels cover the southern facade of the Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi (above). Reacting to sunlight, they form a...

Al Farjan sports clubs for a greener, fitter Qatar

What's the best way to get a nation of increasingly obese residents to embrace a healthier life? Host a World Cup and build a bunch of awesome sports...

Malian ‘H’ blocks make A/C unnecessary at the Falatow Jigiyaso orphanage

In the middle of the summer with no shade, the Sahelian region of Mali is hot. Blistering hot. So how did F8 Architecture build an...

Strandbeest: beach-blown plastics that have a life of their own

Theo Jansen transforms plastic bottles and conduit into skeletal frames - complete with movable joints, wings, and bellies - that are able to walk...

Gorgeous geodesic dome burned down for Las Fallas festival in Spain

The Castielfabib community of Valencia put on an especially exciting show during this year's Las Fallas festival in Spain. An annual celebration that culminates...

Spiraling Plantagon vertical farms grow more food on a small urban footprint

Food insecurity is daunting, particularly in cities. And while industrial vertical farming offers a solution, the absence of chickens and may and other signs of farm life casts suspicion on...

Opus Tower: Zaha Hadid’s latest luxury composition in Dubai

We'd love to tell you that the Middle East's most famous contemporary architect is doing great green things for the region, but we can't. Instead, Zaha Hadid's latest...

Israel’s green LEED Platinum building – Porter School of Environmental Studies

Geotectura sent us images of their recently completed Porter School of Environmental Studies. The buiding was underwrit through a generous donation by Dame Shirley Porter...

Up your eco coolness and become a fan of fans

Summer’s coming – watch as its warm weather seduces us into abandoning green principles - flipping on the air conditioner (AC) for a fast...

The Big Bambu evolving bamboo sculpture that will hold you, in Jerusalem

A travelling art exhibit made from thousands of bamboo poles has landed in Israel. Inviting the public to climb on it, and inside it,...

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Inside the Private Terminal Experience: The Luxury, Privacy, and Efficiency Behind Every Private Jet Flight | Hera Flight

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