Masdar Development
The ambitious goal of this 6-million-square-meter development is to create a carbon-neutral, zero-waste walled city within a city. Foster + Partners is completing the master plan, or the layout of the area and its buildings, for its client, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co. Power to the whole locale will be supplied by a large photovoltaic system, and the entire city will be car-free; walking is encouraged by placing buildings close to each other so residents won't need to drive. Future plans also include wind farms to supply sustainable power. Early designs were unveiled this year; completion of the complex will roll out in phases, with an end date yet to be confirmed.
Source: BusinessWeek
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2 comments:
Wasn't there a movie about a self sustained city within a city? Nice that there actually going to make it a reality.
On a side note, I just received your book for X-mas [early present to myself...]. Can't wait to read it over my vacation!!
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Wasn't there a movie about a self sustained city within a city? Nice that there actually going to make it a reality.
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Matt - you talking about The Island? If so I was thinking about the same thing.
Kind of a relief that there are indeed people on Earth who wish to create forward movement, not like the stale situation Mr. Fleetwood mentions in his book. I feel that this sort of creative thinking needs to come to America, as long as we can have corporate America take a back seat and not profit.
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