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Photos show how Singapore's iconic 'green hotel' has been overrun by plants in the past 6 years
It cost an estimated 138 million Singapore dollars ($100 million) to build Oasia Hotel Downtown, wh…
Amanda Goh
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How investing in green infrastructure helps cities manage the effects of the climate crisis and creates healthy communities
Additions like green roofs, expanding greenery, and residents having access to green and blue publi…
Erica Sweeney
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Why so many buildings in Singapore are covered in plants
The Singaporean government promotes urban greening, with an up-to 50% subsidy for green rooftops to…
Eliza Relman
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A giant hotel tower covered in plants was just named one of the most innovative real estate developments of 2017
"Cities are about people-the way we interact, get around, and go about our daily routines. Great ci…
Leanna Garfield
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The key to solving loneliness and pollution might be giving up cars and hanging out in the street. It's working in Barcelona.
Barcelona is a decade into transforming its streets into green, car-light public spaces.
Eliza Relman
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The 7 cities with the most green space around the world
To get a clearer picture, MIT partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to create Treepedia, a …
Leanna Garfield
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My wife and I gave up $1 million in Big Tech pay to move from California back to India. I couldn't find purpose in the US.
Nithin Hassan left a job at Meta in California last year to move to to Bengaluru with his wife and …
Shubhangi Goel
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These adorable planters that stick to windows are perfect for cramped apartments
The Livi team launched a Kickstarter campaign, which has raised over $21,000 of its $23,500 goal si…
Leanna Garfield
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The 12 cities with the most trees around the world
The researchers used information from Google Street View to determine what they call the "Green Vie…
Leanna Garfield
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Free Garbatella: A photo tour through Rome's revolutionary 'garden city' known for its street art
Located in the outskirts of Rome, Garbatella is known both for its revolutionary, century-old housi…
Bruno Federico
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China is building a high-tech 'COVID-proof' smart city designed for future lockdowns
With terraces for drone deliveries and vegetable gardens, it's hoped the "smart city" will serve as…
Rachel Hosie
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I spent 48 hours in Berlin and found an unexpected urban oasis of greenery and art. Take a look around these pockets of the city.
Insider's reporter visited Berlin for the first time and noticed that on top of all the history, th…
Joey Hadden
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Paris is getting a 'White Forest' wooden tower that will feature 2,000 plants - take a look
The tower aims to go "beyond the concept of green as just a simple decoration - an architectural st…
Leanna Garfield
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Apple's New Spaceship Headquarters Will Render Cars Invisible
"These studies finally morphed into a circular building that would enclose the private space in the…