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Inside Masdar City: a modern mirage
Plodding pods ... driverless vehicles pass by each other in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi – but it might be quicker to walk. Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AP
The first phase of this zero-carbon Gulf city is up and running. But behind the futuristic facade of driverless pods, medieval streets twist and turn back the clock to traditional design
— guardian.co.uk
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The true success of Masdar turns on the recognition that the very old ways of designing and building cities in hot climates are the ones that make most sense:
yep... seems right. attention to context and sensitive design vs hi-technology.
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