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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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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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Cambridge Christmas Markets

Sat, 16 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Get your wishlists ready, Santa's coming to town thanks to markets all over Sydney.
Event
Multiple Bad Things

Wed, 8 Jan - Sun, 12 Jan 2025
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

This dynamic work of groundbreaking theatre explores the intersection between the physical and intellectual via a show that raises more questions than it answers.

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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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City Farming Goes Vertical with Edible Wall for Sydney Design

Sydney gets a logical and aesthetically pleasing source of nomz.

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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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A Sustainable Alternative to Leather

The Netherlands-based Studio Tjeerd Veenhoven has recently developed a new vegan textile from the Areca palm.

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The House That Fits on a Tricycle

Maybe you can't afford to buy a house. So how about a trike?

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‘Jane Fonda House’ Is Powered by Your Exercise

You become the guinea pigs in this exercise powered house-of-the-future

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Subterranean Park and Mushroom Farm ‘Popping Down’ in London

Run a competition without restrictions, and all kinds of great things happen.

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World’s First Algae-Powered Building Opens Its Doors

The key to a sustainable future: slime.

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Sustainable Treehouses for Grown-Ups to Transform London’s Parks

Jump out of urbanity, into nature and back again.

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19-Year-Old Develops Device to Remove 7 Million Tons of Rubbish from the Ocean

Boyan Slat recently proposed his genius plan to clear the oceans of over 7 million tons of plastic.

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Why Air Conditioning Will Be Just a Blip in History

We didn't need it 50 years ago, and we might not need it in another 50.

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