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Smart Forest City is a sustainable mini city in Mexico
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7 Oct 20
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It is energy self-sufficient and greened to the max - 362 hectares of planted surfaces will play home to 120 000 plants from 350 different species.
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Inequality in the built environment
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1 Oct 20
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Sound Advice is a platform exploring spatial inequality. Mixing social commentary and music, founded by urbanists @agrawal_pooj & @joseph_zealhenry.
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A Bicycle Made For Two
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1 Oct 20
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A new tandem bicycle known as the Hugbike has been designed to promote the social inclusion of disabled people.
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Toy therapy with Yaara Nusboim
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1 Oct 20
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Yaara Nusboim has collaborated with child psychologists on a range of six wooden therapy toys.
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A new vision for television
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1 Oct 20
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New autistic superhero AJ Gadget solves problems with brain power and science.
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The Defence and Deliberation system
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1 Oct 20
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Reily-Joel Calderón designed The Baths for Queer Defence and [De]liberation to include inclusivity.
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New inclusive range of Band-Aid’s
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1 Oct 20
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The brand has launched a new range to reflect all different skin tones.
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How The Jane Club is creating a safe and inclusive space for all womxn
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1 Oct 20
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The Jane Club seeks to create a community across race, gender, sexuality, class, ability and age.
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Cards for humanity tackle inclusivity
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1 Oct 20
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Cards for Humanity is a practical tool to help you design more inclusively.
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Food, glorious food
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28 Sep 20
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Here, we look at all the ways food is taking on new forms.
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In the future, your face might be the only passport you need
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22 Sep 20
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iProov is a facial recognition AI technology that is powered by biometric products and services to revolutionise railroad travel everywhere.
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The Timeshifter App deals with the underlying cause of jet lag
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22 Sep 20
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Tired of switching time zones and all the lag that comes with it?
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From smart car to living lounge
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22 Sep 20
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Renault has unveiled a personal vehicle that transforms from car to couch, becoming part of the lounge.
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CrossWater: Revolutionising water transport
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22 Sep 20
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The water-taxi designed by Crosswater Technologies is a sustainable solution for point-to-point trips across water.
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The driverless Island tram
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22 Sep 20
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Called ‘Island’ the double-decker driverless tram is the innovative design by Italian designer, Andrea Ponti.
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Mike Bagale's Medicinal Soup recipe
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17 Sep 20
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The Michelin-starred chef shares his exclusive Medicinal Soup recipe
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Exclusive interview with Michelin-starred chef: Mike Bagale
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17 Sep 20
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Want to know what Mike Bagale has been doing since leaving his role as executive chef of Alinea, Chicago’s 3 Michelin star “New American” restaurant?
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Rethinking food takeaway
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10 Sep 20
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PriestmanGoode has created reusable fast food packaging that is so attractive, no-one would want to throw it away.
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Test your food for allergens in under a minute with new app
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10 Sep 20
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Allergy Amulet is a new app being developed by Abi Barnes that is able to test for food allergens.
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Re-imaging what pets consume
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10 Sep 20
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Bond Pet Foods is reimaging what your pet should consume by developing foods made from animal-free ingredients.
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Change the way you experience food
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10 Sep 20
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This luxury farm X hotel hybrid lets you forage for ingredients before you cook them.
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The zero waste restaurant
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10 Sep 20
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“All of our ingredients are mindfully sourced from local farmers, fishermen and producers, with a strong focus on sustainability. "
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Elevate your culinary journey with Spyce
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10 Sep 20
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This restaurant is run entirely by robotic chefs that can cook the complex meals.
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Creator: A new culinary possibility
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10 Sep 20
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The Creator production line makes customizable burgers with precision.
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From the Archives
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue
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16 Jan 18
At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers.
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Winy Maas on the importance of remarkable buildings in future cities
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16 Jan 18
"Remarkable buildings can help us navigate ourselves through this kind of monstrous, and endless mediocrity that most cities are."
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11-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao develops DIY test for lead-contaminated water
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15 Jan 18
Tethys is named after the Greek goddess of water and is currently one of the fastest and cheapest.
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Paloma Strelitz brings humanity to the practise of urban design
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11 Jan 18
The co-founder of the Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective on creating spaces that enable upliftment.
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