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Wellness and leisure will be focus of South Africa's Blue Rock eco-village
by Kim Megson | 14 Jul 2016
Architecture and property development practice Swisatec have announced new additions to their planned 40-hectare leisure village in Cape Town. A seven-storey mixed-use lifestyle centre and a five-star hotel are among the facilities the studio has revealed will feature prominently at Blue Rock Village – billed as Africa’s “most environmentally friendly estate”. The former, called the Santa Luzia Lifestyle Centre, will be designed to host interactive events such as local produce
Funding boost for Welsh eco-village scheme
by Pete Hayman | 13 Jan 2010
Plans for the construction of a new centre for research, education and the promotion of low-impact development at the Lammas eco-village in Pembrokeshire have been handed a £350,000 boost. The new community hub, which will act as the centrepiece of a scheme to build nine eco-smallholdings, is one of 10 projects across the UK to secure funding through the government's Low Carbon Communities Challenge. Work is scheduled to get underway
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"Culture is the beating heart of this project"
Designed to restore neglected land and renew the identity of Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad Sustainable Forests promises a new way of living surrounded by nature. Gensler’s Ian Mulcahay tells us why he thinks the project could become a model for the repair and enhancement of urban centres
Designed to restore neglected land and renew the identity of Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad Sustainable Forests promises a new way of living surrounded by nature. Gensler’s Ian Mulcahay tells us why he thinks the project could become a model for the repair and enhancement of urban centres
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