Dubai rethink: Nikken Sekkei is working on energy-efficient ideas at the scale of the city and (overleaf) the individual building.(urbanism)(City overview)

From: The Architectural Review | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Given climate change, intensive urbanisation and oil price inflation, it is not surprising that the attention of architects and masterplanners continues to turn to environmentally friendly cities. The latest multi-disciplinary proposition comes from Nikken Sekkei, the Japanese architect and engineer which is becoming active in the Gulf (having built in 40 countries since its inception in 1900).

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Shown here is the firm's 'Cool City' concept for Dubai, covering an area of 5 million square metres, ...

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