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Thursday, August 19, 2010
World's first sustainable city in Madsar, UAE
The international design firm Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) is has produced its plans for the world's first zero carbon, zero waste city powered entirely by renewable energy sources.
Masdar is a planned city located 17 kilometres from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates A government initiative, the city is being constructed over seven phases and is due to be completed by 2016.
The city centre includes a plaza, five-star hotel, long stay hotel, a convention centre and entertainment complex and retail facilities.
Additional renderings can be seen here.
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