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| Vegetal City apr. 03 - aug. 30 |
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| What will our future look like? We already know that we cannot build a future that retains continuity with our present, because the planet’s resources are dwindling much faster than the time we allow them to regenerate. This exhibition gives a voice to the Belgian architect Luc Schuiten who presents his vision of a city reconciled with nature and inspired by it. Discover his various projects and works: ecologic houses, vegetal architectures, sustainable urban planning, transports running on sustainable energies, etc., so many futuristic and innovative answers to current environmental problems. A coherent and poetical world is gradually built, drawn from the imagery through different futurist perspectives, unfolding in time. These original ways of depicting a future drawing its inspiration from multiple ecosystems are underpinned by the close relationship that the artist shares with the biologists of the association Biomimicry Europa. In this way, Luc Schuiten demonstrates that a sustainable and luminous future is not impossible. “Vegetal City” is also a book: Luc Schuiten, Anne-Catherine Labrique, Editions Mardaga, 2008, 144 pages, € 24.
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| China's EcoExpo jun. 18-20 |
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| Today China’s cities are choked with pollution, lack adequate infrastructure, have shortages of energy and water, plus traffic gridlock. Recognizing the crisis, the Chinese government (PRC) has embarked on a massive program to make its cities habitable and able to sustain their huge projected growth. The most recent Green Building & Sustainable Cities show included over 800 exhibitors occupying 22,000 sq meters of exhibit space. Held at the Beijing Exhibition Centre in the heart of the city, C&US is the only official show of the Ministry of Construction and the most important event of its kind in China. Until now, C&US has been primarily a domestic event, with only a sprinkling of international participants. Similarly it has not had an emphasis on green technology and materials. Reflecting the new priorities of the Chinese government, the 2009 show represented a major new outreach to the environmental business community from around the world. The 2009 Green Building & Sustainable Cities Exposition offered a unique opportunity for international companies with advanced technology, materials and expertise to enter into, or expand their presence in what is fast becoming the world’s largest environmental market. Contact: |
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| 4th International Architecture Biennale sept. 18- jan. 10 |
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