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The United Arab Emirates will today formally unveil plans for an all-new, zero carbon desert city - seven square kilometres of carless utopia designed to house 50,000 people.
The project - dubbed Masdar ("the source") - is being designed by top Brit architect Lord Foster, and is described as "the world's first sustainable city". Much of its energy needs will be provided by solar solutions, while careful planning will help protect the inhabitatants from the 50°C summer heat.
Foster senior partner Gerard Evenden said: "It's extremely ambitious. We were invited to design a zero-carbon city. In this harsh place we needed to look back at history and see how ancient settlements had adapted to their environments."
The project - dubbed Masdar ("the source") - is being designed by top Brit architect Lord Foster, and is described as "the world's first sustainable city". Much of its energy needs will be provided by solar solutions, while careful planning will help protect the inhabitatants from the 50°C summer heat.
Foster senior partner Gerard Evenden said: "It's extremely ambitious. We were invited to design a zero-carbon city. In this harsh place we needed to look back at history and see how ancient settlements had adapted to their environments."
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