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Remarks by the President


The following essay was written by Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry in March…

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Regenerative Building Materials: Seven Questions to Ask While Designing


Note: This guide might be a helpful resource for LAGI 2020 Fly Ranch…

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Flattening the Curve on Carbon


In all of the hot takes and detailed fact-checking in the wake of the Michael…

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2020s: Decade of Deployment


Above: The Solar Seesaw by Luca Fraccalvieri and Ahmad Nouraldeen uses flexible…

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Starlit Stratus: A Dynamic Tessellated Canopy That Provides Mist, Shade, and Renewable Energy for Masdar City


1st Place Winner of the 2019 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition…

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The Pulse Breathes New Energy Into Masdar City


A modern structure emulates the elegant forms of nature. The Pulse by Fatima…

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Crack in the Ground Reveals Urban Innovation in Sustainable Infrastructure


The artwork is a metaphor and an architectural synthesis of landscape change.…

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Light Hex Powers Hundreds of Homes and Keeps the City Cool


Light-Hex is a modular-based sustainable energy installation that creates a…

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Red Giant Bestows Clean Energy Upon the City


Red Giant is a strong symbolic and human landmark positioned in the center of…

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Frames Sweep Through the Landscape of the City


The sculptural form of Frames is reflective of the ever-changing nature of the…

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Mangrove Plan is Inspired by the Pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Ecosystem


All things in the world are inseparable from the nourishment of the sun, and…

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Calyx is a Curious Object of Clean Energy Generation


Curiosity is key to the existence of Calyx. Calyx by Carlos Gris, Claudi…

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Anthropocene Warns of the Climate Crisis While Offering a Solution


“The Holocene has ended. The Garden of Eden is no more. We have changed the…

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Thermo Oasis Turns Heat Into Electricity with the Thermoelectric Effect


“My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my…

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Diurnal Shadow: A Monumental Gateway to the City Keeps Time and Makes Energy from the Sun


“Time is the measure of change.” —Aristotle, Physics Diurnal Shadow by Riccardo…

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Cloud Field over Masdar City Generates Power From the Sun


An abstract representation of a rainy sky over Masdar City provides shading for…

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Polychromatic Courtyard Creates a Magical Public Park of Clean Energy


An infinite array of energy and light Polychromatic Courtyard by Sung Goo…

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Museum of the Seven teaches the public about renewable energy within an artful public space


The Museum of the Seven is the first sustainable energy museum in the Middle…

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Caravanserai is a beautiful stop on the journey to a sustainable future


Caravanserai: a breathing gateway for Masdar City Caravanserai by Mathias…

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Spark is a light wave oscillation, enlarged to the scale of the city.


Spark by Antonio MaccàTechnology: linear Fresnel reflector solar thermalAnnual…

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Surge is a contemporary take on the public arcade


Surge by Mingfei Sun, Hang Yuan, and Shengyu ChaoTechnology: Sphelar® thin-film…

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The sun makes rain over a new Oasis for Masdar City


“The Oasis at Masdar demonstrates to the world that it is possible to create a…

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Shimmering Spheres of Light create a Renewable Oasis at Masdar City


Renewable Oasis is a forest of spherical canopies that harvest solar and wind…

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The First Butterfly generates clean energy and new forest within the desert landscape


“In time and with water, everything changes.”—Leonardo da Vinci The First…

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Auxetic Mesh Harvests Water and Sunlight for Masdar City


Nadi Forest is named after an Arabic word for dew or moisture. Nadi Forest by…

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The Flowering Desert Turns the Sun into Clean Energy with Shimmering Dunes


The Flowering Desert is enticing yet impossible to touch. It is familiar yet…

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Unexpected Scenarios is a Performance of Energy from the Heat of Abu Dhabi


Unexpected Scenarios occurs when nature and technologies collaborate to create…

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28 Designs Shortlisted for the 2019 Land Art Generator Design Competition for Masdar City, Abu Dhabi


The sixth Land Art Generator Initiative design competition has recently…

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Special Edition Open-Call LAGI Design Competition for Masdar City, Abu Dhabi


LAGI 2019 Opens on January 16th, 2019 and closes on May 12th, 2019. In a…

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How virtual reality elevates the Land Art Generator experience


Virtual Reality headsets are becoming an increasingly popular tool in the…