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2022-03-31 19:44:41 City on the Water

Haiti is an island nation torn apart by poverty and natural disasters like the earthquakes that wrecked much of Port-au-Prince and displaced millions of people.

Architect E. Kevin Schopfer has developed a new floating metropolis with 30,000 inhabitants along the beach with a living area supporting agricultural and light industries. Four floating modules connected by a canal system make up the 3-kilometer-diameter construction.

If necessary, the city may be expanded to withstand hurricanes and typhoons.

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2022-03-30 17:16:18 Agrotopia is Designed to Strengthen Urban Food Production

Meta Architectuurbureau and Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten have designed Agrotopia, a greenhouse in Belgium that was added to the roof of an agricultural market to create an urban food production centre.

Located in the city of Roeselare, Agrotopia is Europe's largest public building for urban food production and will be used to both farm food and educate the public about agriculture.

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2022-03-29 16:29:06 Iceland - Digital Nomad Visa

The authorities of Iceland developed long-term visas for foreigners wishing to come to the country and work remotely. One of the main requirements for applicants is to earn more than $7000 a month.

Changes in the visa law will affect foreigners who do not need a visa to travel to Iceland. In particular, we are talking about the countries of the Schengen zone, the United States and the UAE. Previously, citizens of these countries could stay in Iceland for no more than 90 days.

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2022-03-29 16:22:04 A City Without Automobiles

China is establishing a car-free metropolis from the ground up, with an urban center centered on an 80,000-person residential core.
Outside of Chengdu, the Great City is expected to materialize. It will be fully pedestrian and environmentally friendly. It will take less than 10 minutes to walk from the center to the outside ring of parks. Public transportation will connect you to other surrounding cities.
The city would consume 48 percent less energy, 58 percent less water, and create 89 percent less garbage than typical cities of the same size.

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2022-03-28 15:14:10 Arch Town is an opportunity to look into the future.

The main idea is to create a city of the future by introducing innovations and accumulated experience.

That is why we have created a World Exceptional Talent Association to unite the best minds.

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2022-03-28 15:01:15 Futurama is Already Here!

Cadillac's eVTOL concept design aircraft is a one-seat luxury aircraft with a distinctive appearance due to its vertical fuselage design rather than the more common horizontal fuselage form employed by other aircraft designers.
Cadillac's design has a huge front glass that allows passengers to enjoy fantastic vistas, and the manufacturer has hinted that the inside would be sumptuous.
The airplane has four propellers on two levels, giving it another another distinctive appearance. The two front propellers are positioned at the fuselage bottom front edge, while the two rear propellers are located at the fuselage's top rear edge.

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2022-03-25 18:39:39 THE ULTIMATE SLEEP ENVIRONMENT

83 percent of couples sleep in temperatures that are too hot or too chilly. That's why the Sleep Number 360 smart bed produces a microclimate just for you. It begins by gradually warming your feet to assist you in falling asleep. Then it adjusts the surface temperature to keep you both sleeping well all night.

SleepIQ technology helps you get the most out of your bed by continuously enhancing your restful time sleeping – your SleepIQ score — and making a life-changing difference in your overall health and wellness. Where others claim to offer better sleep, Sleep Number delivers.

Your average heart rate, respiration rate, and movement are all measured.
Tracks your sleep/wake cycles to help you sleep more consistently.
Shows the state of your sleep over time.

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2022-03-24 16:16:19 Germany - Digital Nomad Visa

A freelancer in Germany (Freiberufler) is a person who works independently in his or her profession for more than three months - a self-employed person. This is different from self-employment, partnerships and contract work.

If you are planning to apply for a visa as a freelancer in Germany, first understand the legal environment. First, the profession you own must be liberal. This defines your right to work in Germany as "Freiberufle." Otherwise, you may have to apply for a business visa if you have a commercial profession - manager, merchant.
The application for a freelance visa is submitted to the German embassy or consulate in the country in which the applicant currently resides. Applicants must send in their applications three months in advance of their planned date of travel.

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2022-03-24 16:05:30 City Without CO2 - Abu Dhabi

In the desert outside of Abu Dhabi, the world's greenest metropolis is being built, with no automobiles or towers. Masdar, the world's first zero-carbon and zero-waste city, will soon operate on a public-private partnership model.
News in Photographs magazine, from which everyone copies material During the day, giant "sunflower hats" will give moveable shade, store heat, and release it at night.

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2022-03-23 17:05:56 A Dream Home for Hobbit Lovers

The 'Spiral Garden' home on Awaji Island, Japan, was created by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects & Associates as an unusual housing that considers the natural landscape in several ways. The house was built with locally obtained wood and dirt and has a spiraling upwards shape with a greenery-covered roof. This saves energy by gathering rainwater, which is then utilized to chill the house in the summer for a more environmentally friendly design.

The interior of the 'Spiral Garden' house is decorated with traditional Tataki flooring, which blends soil limestone and water till it solidifies for an eco-friendly yet ultra-durable surface.

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