Via Inhabitat, you can check out Xeritown, an amazing new sustainable urban community in the new part of Dubai, which is based on the concept of a xeriscape - "an urban garden area designed to minimize the use of water." The community was designed so that the cool sea breeze is sucked into the town and the hot desert breeze is blocked out. Read more here. I love the artist renderings and the architectural details infusing traditional graphic elements with modern sustainability!
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What a great concept!
Posted by: Asianmommy | Jul 21, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Amazing! When can I move in ;-)?
Posted by: M&Co | Jul 21, 2008 at 11:57 AM