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Sustainability, collaboration and creativity are at the basis of the changes currently being experienced by our society. Since 2008, Defiant Imagination has been looking at how these concepts are being applied to different areas of our daily life: urbanism, food, the economy, social media, and more.
Its author, Flavie Halais, is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist.-
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Green development in Sydney
Inhabitat is reporting on Australia’s most sustainable development project. A new project spreading on 250,000 square meters located on the outskirts of Sydney is aiming for carbon neutrality, by using various energy-saving technologies. Prestigious architecture firms such as Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Fosters + Partners will be participating.
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A short history of Suburbia
USA Today has an interesting article about suburbia. It explains that China is studying American suburbia in order to replicate it at home, and then continues with a short history and analysis of suburbia around the world. Other countries are regarding it as an ideal form of development but they are also starting to be [...]
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Vertical farms
New York magazine asked four architecture firms to come up with their plans for a deserted block in the heart of Manhattan. One of them designed a vertical farm, a concept that has been publicized since at least 2005. Vertical farms are ambitious projects but would bring sustainable agriculture right into the city, thereby solving [...]
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The New York Times Magazine’s Green Issue
The New York Time magazine released a Green Issue this week, a massive report compiled around seven themes. I haven’t had the time to read it yet but it promises to be a major guide on how to lead less energy-consuming lives.
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100-mile design
After the 100-mile diet, please welcome the 100-mile design. This Saturday’s Globe and Mail edition talks about Canada-made luxurious furniture that we can be proud of and buy without having to worry about our carbon footprint. Maybe next week they’ll explain how to get local furniture when you’re on an Ikea budget…
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Eco-design
A new showroom in Paris specializes in contemporary furniture made out of recycled materials. Their goal is to associate luxury with ecology. If you speak French you can read this article to know more about Acabas.
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Quantum Shift
The March/April edition of Unlimited Magazine contains an article about Quantum Shift, a web-based television network that only displays videos about positive news and solutions. Environment, democracy, economics, everything can fit in there as long as it’s inspiring. Anybody can log in and upload their own positive videos.
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The O.C. made in China