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UAE’s 100% Sustainable City Opens in Abu Dhabi [Pics]
Masdar is the Arabic word for source. City planners in Abu Dhabi are developing Masdar to be an urban zone with sharp ecological goals, as it relies completely on solar and renewable energy. These new images reveal the remarkable architectural design created by Foster + Partners on behalf of their client and mother company, Mubadala.
[via Inhabitat]
Photos by Tafline Laylin.
| TOPICS: | Design & Architecture, Environmental / Green |
| TAGS: | abu dhabi, masdar, mubadala, sustainable, Tafline Laylin, UAE |
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