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2010-11-19 14:49:02     Community is king, so build up your social capital and get connected | Smarter Cities | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/smarter-cities/community-is-king

A smart city is an open city. It runs on data, so public... demonstrate a presumption of openness, making data freel... in an accessible format. Data connectivity needs to be s... a privilege and as ubiquitous as water from the tap.

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2015-08-27 10:30:12     Town ditches traffic lights to cut accidents | Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/...-traffic-odd-idUSGOR14512420070911

A town council in Germany has decided the best way of im...
From September 12, all traffic controls will disappear f ...
In an area used by 13,500 cars every day, drivers and pe ...
"Traffic will no longer be dominant," he said.
The idea of removing sign

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2016-09-27 10:23:19     The Revolutionary Concept of Standard Sizes Only Dates to the 1920s | Atlas Obscura

http://www.atlasobscura.com/...s-only-dates-to-the-1920s?...

Despite their prevalence, building standards really only... the last century. A major turning point in their wild pr... in the 1920s, when the German government made the then-r... standardize the size of office paper.
This seemingly bureaucratic move i

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2008-12-07 18:51:41     7 Abandoned Cities and Towns of the World | WebUrbanist

http://weburbanist.com/...d-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/

Ghost Towns of the American West are what come to mind f... think of abandoned settlements. However, there are fasci... abandonments all over the world. Some of these have a cl... reason for being deserted, while the abandonment of othe... mystery. He

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2013-03-09 21:01:18     The 10 Most Overlooked Women in Architecture History (PHOTOS)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...itecture_n_2836782.html?...

Lina Bo Bardi
Having completed the vast majority of her work in post-w ...

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2013-10-18 20:04:17     These two young artists quit their jobs to build this glass house for $500 | Spaces - Yahoo Homes

http://homes.yahoo.com/...ild-glass-house-500-204553074.html

Nick Olson and Lilah Horwitz. Click here or on a photo t... slideshow: http://yhoo.it/GlassCabinPhotosBuilding the h... and hard,” Horwitz said. “Looking at it now, it’s ... insane. It’s huge. …“The house is an experience at... Olson said.

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2013-11-26 21:59:22     Couple in Colorado Decide to Build Their Own Tiny Dream Home Together

http://www.viralnova.com/tiny-house/

So, it was easy to live together in such a small space.
So, it was easy to live together in such a small space.
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This couple proves that bigger isn’t necessarily better.

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2009-11-26 07:54:54     michelle kaufmann’s blog » Blog Archive » New Twitter office fabulous design by Sara Morishige Williams

http://blog.michellekaufmann.com/?p=2594

Today the Twitter team moved into their new office which... by the super talented Sara Morishige Williams (@sara). ... existing shell of a building in downtown San Francisco. ... sneak peek last week while she was working on it, and wa... the photos

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2016-09-27 20:39:40     Is This The Most Scary Vacation Home In Australia

http://dailynewsdig.com/vacation-home/

You would need a strong head for heights and nerves of s... live in this vacation home built on the side of a cliff ...

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