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#GoodReads | 'Greenwashing', eco-friendly glitter + closet clear outs

All the most scintillating long-reads we've been reading on the web this week

04/05/2019

Russia

Watch: Shortlist revealed for Aga Khan Architecture Award

The award recognises architecture that addresses the needs of Muslim communities. Nominees this year include an Indonesian microlibrary and an Omani fish market which highlights tradition while drawing tourism.

29/04/2019

France

Experts called upon to help with reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral

Experts from around the world have been called upon to help with the reconstruction and restoration of the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris

23/04/2019

Earth News

Architecture: a smarter and more sustainable way of building

Our interview with Kim Herforth Nielsen, founder and creative director of trailblazing Danish architects 3xN.

20/04/2019

France

Watch: Saints take to the skies from Paris' Notre Dame cathedral

The statues have not left the roof of Notre Dame in more than 100 years.

12/04/2019

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Singapore Airport now boasts an internal 40-metre-high waterfall

Numerous visitors attended this Thursday the pre-opening of a new complex at the Singapore airport, to take a look at the Rain Vortex, a 40-meter-high waterfall that pours rainwater from the center of the glass and steel dome.

11/04/2019

USA

Watch: Town tells Flintstones house owner they Yabba Dabba Don't like

Dinosaur statues, painted mushrooms and a giant Yabba Dabba Do sign are some of the attractions the upscale suburb residents want removed.

05/04/2019

Denmark

Sustainable 45-metre observation towers opens in Denmark

It takes 15 minutes to walk the 650-metre twisted path to the top. The reward is a 360-view above the treetops.

02/04/2019

Earth News

“The greenest buildings are those that people find comfortable”

Our interview with architect Peter Fisher of Bennetts Associates on the combination of beauty, sustainability and technology.

01/04/2019

Norway

Watch: Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway

Situated on the southern tip of Norway, the restaurant looks like a large concrete tube partly submerged in the North Sea. It is called Under, which also means "wonder" in Norwegian.

20/03/2019

Earth News

“Those are buildings that people care about”

Our interview with Austrian architect and former ski-jumper Chris Precht.

12/03/2019

Earth News

A game changing resource for the environment

Could rice husk be a solution for the poorly-housed around the world?

08/03/2019

Earth News

This lighting designer label is the coolest thing right now

Her French vintage glass shades gets instantly sold-out.

06/03/2019

Next Series

3D modelling will document Europe's cultural heritage

In partnership with The European Commission

The EU funded Inception project is developing a cultural and architectural heritage data base using 3D tools which everyone from academics to tourists will be able to access.

04/03/2019

Smart Regions

Sustainable architecture thanks to 3D printers

In partnership with the European Commission

Floors, stairs, entire buildings built by 3D printers. Smart Regions travels to The Netherlands to see how the technology is reshaping the way we construct.

28/02/2019

Earth News

Inside Budapest's green new campus

It just got the coveted BREEAM certification.

27/02/2019

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City with a conscience: Dubai's desert utopia

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

In this episode of Focus we travel to the outskirts of Dubai to visit a community at the forefront of environmentalism and sustainability.

15/02/2019

Russia

Russian Dachas: How the humble summer cottage became an institution

Dachas, traditionally a small summer cottages, have through the centuries become a real institution for Russia's mainly urban-dwelling population.

14/02/2019

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Janus Rostock: The man behind the Dubai opera house

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Rostock describes Dubai as a 'melting pot' and says working in the city back in 2005 was like being in the Wild West

06/02/2019

Earth News

Happy frugality in architecture

Our interview with Philippe Madec, the French architect calling for the end of concrete monoculture

29/01/2019