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New York Reimagined as a Self-Sustaining City

It's futuristic New York, but not as Ridley Scott would imagine it.

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Five Inspired Tiny Houses You’ll Want to Call Home

Life. In five square metres.

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Eight Exciting Food and Drink Trends Brewing in 2014

Hybrid snacks, whole pigs, one-food wonders and an abundance of green.

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World’s Biggest Solar-Powered Bridge Launched in London

Enough power to make 80,000 cups of tea per day.

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Composer Turns Bicycle Into a Musical Instrument

Are they spokes or oversized strings?

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The Commuter Suit Designed for Cyclists

Head to your desk straight from your bike.

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The Best Places to Buy and Order Plants in Melbourne for 2024

There's a whole world of plants out there — here's where to find them.
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Melbourne's Best Florists for Making Grand Gestures

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Floating Swimming Pools Proposed for the River Thames

Fancy a quick dip before hitting the West End?

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Plants: The Lightbulbs of the Future?

Avatar's glowing forest could become real in your living room.

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Five Creative Systems for Apartment Gardening

No backyard? No problem.

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London to be Heated with Underground Trains and Food Waste

Cold cities are getting creative in how they keep warm.

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Elevated Car-Free SkyCycle Paths Proposed for London

Move over flying cars; here's a healthier future.

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Second Hinterlands Project Proposes Urban Playgrounds Made From Snow

A design duo propose a playful response to heavy snowfall.

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The Perfect Tee Kickstarter Promises Organic Cotton, Ethics and Fair Prices

Introducing the 'perfect Tee' - stylish, comfy, organic, Australian-made, $55.

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Plantable Christmas Wrapping Paper that Turns Into a Vegie Garden

One surefire way to green up Christmas this year.

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Self-Driving Pods to Replace Buses in the UK

Look, ma! No hands!

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Not Just a Tree-house but a Tree-in-the-House

Could this be the most impressive tree-house ever?

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Paper-Bottled Do Water Launches in Australia

Move over plastic, the paper water bottle is here.

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Dine In or Dine Out, as Long as You Give a Fork!

Get in the practice of eating sustainably, before the world gets too forked up.

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Christmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne

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Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank

Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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Salomon x BTV Run Club

Sat, 6 Dec and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Albert Park, Albert Park

Everyone is invited on two runs in Albert Park, plus a daily run club bringing wholesome mornings to the four-day festival at Barunah Plains.

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Carlsberg Beach Club

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston

Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.

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Creator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm

Sat, 9 May, 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne

Following a sold-out Sydney edition, this hands-on photography festival is headed to Melbourne, jam-packed with lens-based creative encounters.

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Vinnies Fitzroy Good Gift Pop-Up Market

Mon, 10 Nov - Wed, 24 Dec 2025
Vinnies Fitzroy, Fitzroy

Save cash, reduce your environmental impact and give back to the community, as this curated pop-up market offers stellar pre-loved Christmas shopping.

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Floating Apartment Block Under Construction in The Netherlands

If you can't beat the water, how about joining it?

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The Kiosk That Prints Magazines and Newspapers On Demand

Finally, access to Dolly Doctor right when you need it.

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The Future of Gardening’s Looking Up

Patrick Blanc talks to Concrete Playground about the vertical garden phenomenon.

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Oil Paint Engineered Out of Toxic Waste

An engineer and an artist transform toxic waste into oil paints and wondrous works of art.

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Uncarriable Carrier Bags Shaming Us Into Environment Protection

The plastic bag fashion statement that may just save the environment.

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Houston’s Beer Can House Becomes an Official Landmark

One of architecture's most impressive recycling achievements is drawing more visitors than ever before.

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Concrete-Devouring Robots Recycle Entire Demolished Buildings

Is this the key to continued urban redevelopment?

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Urban Home Gardening Utilising the Cloud

Too busy for gardening but tired of tasteless supermarket produce?

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Asia’s Biggest Private Art Museum to be an Island

MAD Architects have done it again.

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Behold, an Electric Scooter Made from Plants

Who knew compressed plants could be such a great way to get around?

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Artist Plans To Explore Relationship With Nature By Living In An Egg

In one of the finer examples of literally living and breathing your work, meet The Exbury Egg.

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London's Olympic Village to Provide Low-Income Housing

A welcome development, given the Olympics' less-than-desirable treatment of the homeless.

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Vintage Bikes Upcycled with Modern Parts

Canadian company reCycledride fuses the old with the new to create unique two-wheelers.

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Kickstarter Project Aims to Build a Pool in New York’s East River

New Yorkers are determined to make their river (or part of it, at least) clean enough to swim in.

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World’s Tallest Skyscraper to House a City

Could this be the face of cities of the future?

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Reimagining How to Build Cities on a Human Scale

Andreas Dalsgaard, director of The Human Scale, explains how we address the contradictions of contemporary cities.

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A Bike That Unlocks The Pedal Power In Your Hands

Get your hands in on the action with the new 4 Strike Bike.

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Singapore Stunning Garden Hotel Opens

Singapore's new Park Royal takes green living to a whole other level.

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How Glowing Plants Could Replace Light Bulbs

Bioluminescent plants and crowd funding are set to save the world from the carbon monster.

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Singles to Get Train Carriage for Flirting on Prague Metro

One way to spice up your workday commute.

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Drinking Pays for Public Transport with the Beer Turnstile

Don't drink and drive; drink and catch the train

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Buildings Grow a Skin in the Name of Sustainability

House too hot? Cool it down with a whole heap of wood.

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Transforming Modern Waste into Architecture

'Waste not, want not' is the catch-cry of Dutch design and architecture studios, Superuse.

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Gourds Transformed into Building Blocks

Does one of the world's oldest cultivated plants hold the key to sustainable construction?

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