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How Greener Schoolyards Benefit Kids - and the whole community

From Grist When Lois Brink’s kids were in elementary school, she remembers being struck by how uninviting their schoolyard was. She described it as “scorched earth” — little more than …
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How Greener Schoolyards Benefit Kids - and the whole community

From Grist When Lois Brink’s kids were in elementary school, she remembers being struck by how uninviting their schoolyard was. She described it as “scorched earth” — little more than …

Giant Wind Turbine in China

Giant wind turbine rises up to 70 floors and occupies 9 football fields Chinese energy company MingYang has announced the creation of its next flagship offshore wind turbine, MySE 18.X-28X.

Pyramids Are a Dramatic Backdrop for a Mirrored Orb Inspired by Ancient Egypt

The Giza pyramids are the dramatic backdrop for a new installation by anonymous Spanish artist SpY. Inspired by Egyptian symbolism and mathematics.

Fuel made from ramen, dishes from coffee grounds: Japan rethinks food waste

Here are three Japanese companies with solutions that they hope will help their country cut its food waste in half by 2030, perhaps saving a bit of the planet along the way.

Inside The Petit Palais Paris: An Encounter With Ugo Rondinone’s Meditation On Nature

IMAGES Devid Gualandris WORDS Devid Gualandris VIA Ignant Every work in Ugo Rondinone’s distinctive oeuvre is imbued with emotion—a collection of intriguing ideas, bearing an infinite multitude of meanings exceptionally configured …

These mini wind turbines are designed for rooftops

If a building also has batteries to store the energy, it could be totally self-sufficient.

Architects Turning to India’s Lattice Building Designs to Keep Buildings Cool Without Air Conditioning

India’s lattice buildings are both beautiful, unique, and efficient in keeping the building cool without the need for any air conditioner.

A Flower Sculpture Grows In Jerusalem

Warde is an urban installation located in Vallero Square, Jerusalem, and is part of the municipality’s effort to improve the existing square which is in poor condition.

Tree-Ness House

Japanese studio Akihisa Hirata has designed the ‘Tree-Ness House’, a multi-story complex that replicates the structure of a tree

Cities Solving Problems Through Tech

Mayors mobilizing residents to engage communities and address issues