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Magazine: “Cradle to Cradle” in the Netherlands
The Netherlands doesn’t exactly lead the field when it comes to sustainability initiatives. Yet one radical new idea has taken root in public and priv...
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Magazine: Restaurant on top of Klein Matterhorn near Zermatt
The “Matterhorn Glacier Paradise” tourist centre on the Klein Matterhorn is the highest viewing point in Europe reachable by cable car. To accommodate...
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Magazine: State Building in New York/Deutsche Bank »Greentowers« in Frankfurt/Main
Prestigious high-rise office buildings have always struck a balance between image and cost. Two prime examples – the Empire State Building in Ne...
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Background: Global warming and its consequences
Few now doubt that the climate is changing. For Central Europe we can expect a rise in average temperature, more heat waves and drought in summer, mil...
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Background: How to plan a zero-carbon city
Mr Schuler, with your help the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is currently planning to build Masdar City, a zero-carbon urban development. How exactly do you go...
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Urban rejuvenation Paul-Wunderlich-Haus in Eberswalde
In a desperate act of self-destruction, the centre of Eberswalde, outside Berlin, was flattened by the German Luftwaffe in April 1945. From then on th...
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