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40 Sights and Scenes A 21st century oasis Honeycomb constructions that are open at the bottom act as huge chimneys or cooling towers and ensure heat exchange. A garden on the top storey off ers space for taking a walk, almost outdoors (below). 500 football fi elds. The concepts for the city’s infrastructure come from renowned think tanks of the international science and industrial communities, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BP, Rolls Royce, Bosch Solar Energy and the RWTH Aachen. The implementation will cost 22 billion US dollars. All of the city’s energy will come from renewable resources. Drinking water will be produced from sea water using solardriven desalination facilities, waste will be recycled and automobiles will be banned. To move around in the city, the inhabitants can use the automated electric cab- Shadowed alleys The buildings are close together, just as they are in the traditional architecture of the region. Solar panels provide additional shade. ins that constitute the public transportation system, or they can walk as their ancestors did before them. Masdar is setting high standards in a region whose inhabitants currently consume twice as much energy as a German and 25 percent more than an American. No other country is squandering its raw materials more carelessly at the moment. A litre of petrol costs the equivalent of 27 ARCHITECTURE: FOSTER + PARTNER/COURTESY: MASDAR CITY (RIGHT), COURTESY: MASDAR CITY (LEFT)

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