Sustainability: Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.

I am reserving my opinions of Abu Dhabi, to focus on ARCHITECTURE.

The full article is great...I have a couple of tid bits here:

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  Used "wind towers" to funnel air down to street level
• Angled streets to the sun's east-west trajectory to maximize shade
• 90 percent of the power used will be solar the rest via incinerators
• Undernearth city garage

wind tower

Source:

NY Times Article

Wiki: Norman Foster

Foster + Partners

Wiki: Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates

Fly me to the moon Kood Island

The environmentally conscious chic resort Soneva Kiri.  To visit you must first get to Bangkok, Thailand where you are greeted and wisked away by the resort's awaiting private plane. Unwind and reflect in this secluded paradise.  Lets go!

For your drooling pleasures....


The Dinner