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  • Giving buildings a new, green lease on life

    February 02, 2024 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: India, Chennai

    An architect in Chennai, India, is retrofitting private residences and public buildings to be more sustainable. They make changes like installing energy-efficient upgrades, solar panels, improved ventilation, and low-flow plumbing fixtures to reduce water and energy consumption.

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  • Ciudad Bolívar en Bogotá, la nueva imagen de color de una antigua zona llena de tristeza

    January 26, 2024 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    En Bogotá, una iniciativa llevada a cabo por jóvenes recupera, poco a poco, una zona catalogada como problemática y peligrosa. Se llama Ciudad Bolívar y, ahora, con sus grafitis reflejan el arte callejero.

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  • Houses that breathe: Vietnamese architects turning the tide to tackle climate change 

    January 15, 2024 |

    Mekong Eye |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Vietnam

    Architects in Vietnam are creating climate-resilient buildings with nature-based designs and materials that adapt to the local weather to reduce the building’s emissions throughout its lifespan by naturally regulating the temperature.

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  • What the Golden Gate Is (Finally) Doing About Suicides

    November 05, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In an effort to reduce the staggering number of suicides each year off the Golde Gate Bridge, the city is installing 3 ½ miles of stainless steel nets strung end to end on both sides of the bridge. While it’s not a perfect solution, this “suicide deterrent system” has already proven successful at reducing the number of deaths each year.

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  • Norris Square sculpture garden fosters community connection and creativity through food and art

    September 13, 2023 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden in Philadelphia provides access to fresh food and an inviting place to hold events and art programs for the local community. It also discourages the illegal dumping of trash, which many of the sculptures are made from.

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  • 'All these islands are full of trash': Activists take hands-on approach to clean our beaches

    September 08, 2023 |

    WTVJ-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Florida nonprofit Before It’s Too Late brings together children from different communities to teach them about the environment and their ability to create change through art, like painting murals.

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  • Rohingya Refugees Capture the Reality of Their Lives One Photo at a Time

    September 05, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Rohingyatographer, a photographer cooperative in Bangladesh, is giving Rohingya Muslim refugees the opportunity to tell their stories through their own eyes by publishing photos in a magazine and sending them to humanitarian agencies. The photos have helped bring in aid and empower the refugees.

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  • Indian Trans Women Bridge Social Gaps with Public Art Projects

    August 04, 2023 |

    TransLash Media |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    The trans-women and cis-women-led Aravani Art Project collective uses large-scale, public art projects across India as a social practice to empower its members and create space for conversations and acceptance.

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  • How ancient 'skywells' are keeping Chinese homes cool

    July 13, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: China

    Architects in China are drawing inspiration from the ancient practice of building skywells, and restoring old ones, as a low-carbon way to keep homes cool in modern times. Skywells are rectangular tunnels in the middle of a building that function similarly to a chimney, allowing cool air from outside to flow in and push the warmer air out.

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  • A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds

    June 22, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Maharashtra

    A wildlife photographer in Maharashtra, India, adds like-minded animal conservationists to a WhatsApp group so they can share animal photos and knowledge with each other. The group members work together to solve different wildlife issues through information sharing and public education, and many of them also rescue animals.

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