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Solar City Tower for Rio Olympics is a Giant Energy Generating Waterfall

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The Solar City Tower, designed by RAFAA, includes a bank of solar panels as well as pumped water storage to create energy during both the day and night for use in the Olympic Village.

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Massive Living Mountain Skyscraper Transforms the Desert Into a Habitable Environment

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The Living Mountain, by Anna-Maria Simatou and Marianthe Dendrou of Greece, is a skyscraper city designed to rehabilitate land that has been changed into deserts by climate change.

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Japan's Green-Roofed Villa Ronde is a Self-Cooling Seaside Oasis

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The beautiful Villa Ronde in Japan, built by the Ciel Rouge Creation design firm, is an elliptical oasis by the Japanese Coast. The complex includes a private museum, a beautiful guest house, and a resort.

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Calgary's new green skyscraper by Foster + Partners

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What does one of the largest independently owned oil and gas companies do to turn over a more sustainable leaf? Well, in this case, EnCana hired green-tech

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Glass Casa La Semilla Opens Beautifully to Its Lush Surroundings

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Casa La Semila by t3arc in Mexico is a simple, open form surrounded in glass so the owners could have a close connection with the surrounding forest.

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Philadelphia's Stylish ‘Thin Flats' Is First Duplex to Receive LEED Homes Platinum

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The verticality of the façade helps blend the contemporary look with its aged neighbors, playfully magnifying the row house aesthetic-- meaning thin is in.

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Organic Building in Osaka is Clad with Plant-Filled Pockets

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Completed in 1993, Gaetano Pesce's Organic Building may be a precursor to the modern day living wall.

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House in the Clouds is an Old Water Tower Converted into a Bed & Breakfast!

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The House in the Clouds in Thorpeness, Suffolk, England is an old water tower converted into a home and later a bed & breakfast!