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First Pumping Station of The Main Trunk of Jingdian Phase II in Jingtai
The exterior view of the first pumping station of the main trunk of Jingdian Phase II with the Yellow River surging on one side is in Jingtai County, Gansu Province, China, on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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First Pumping Station of The Main Trunk of Jingdian Phase II in Jingtai
The exterior view of the first pumping station of the main trunk of Jingdian Phase II with the Yellow River surging on one side is in Jingtai County, Gansu Province, China, on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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First Pumping Station of The Main Trunk of Jingdian Phase II in Jingtai
The exterior view of the first pumping station of the main trunk of Jingdian Phase II with the Yellow River surging on one side is in Jingtai County, Gansu Province, China, on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
DUKAS_185638385_NUR
First Pumping Station of The Main Trunk of Jingdian Phase II in Jingtai
The exterior view of the first pumping station of the main trunk of Jingdian Phase II with the Yellow River surging on one side is in Jingtai County, Gansu Province, China, on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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First Pumping Station of The Main Trunk of Jingdian Phase II in Jingtai
The exterior view of the first pumping station of the main trunk of Jingdian Phase II with the Yellow River surging on one side is in Jingtai County, Gansu Province, China, on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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First Pumping Station of The Main Trunk of Jingdian Phase II in Jingtai
The exterior view of the first pumping station of the main trunk of Jingdian Phase II with the Yellow River surging on one side is in Jingtai County, Gansu Province, China, on June 4, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
DUKAS_184368191_NUR
Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
DUKAS_184368165_NUR
Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
DUKAS_184368153_NUR
Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
DUKAS_184368149_NUR
Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
DUKAS_184368104_NUR
Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
DUKAS_184368100_NUR
Hungry Horse Dam Energy
High-voltage transmission lines stretch across the forested mountain landscape near the Hungry Horse Dam, a 564-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork of the Flathead River, on May 5, 2025, in Hungry Horse, Montana, United States. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto) -
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Recycling project makes oil refinery a hydroeletric power source
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04/04/2024
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A plan to turn a former oil refinery into a renewable energy park has been unveiled making it the ultimate Green conversion.
Italy-based international design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has created the master plan for the disused port district refinery in the city of Trieste, Italy.
It features tanks converted into ‘water batteries’ as part of a 365,000 square meter reclaimed seafront park.
The project opens up an inaccessible area of the city’s vast industrial port infrastructure facing the Adriatic Sea at its northernmost point.
Suggesting new ways to reuse former industrial facilities, the design employs renewable energy sources in an integrated way.
At the core of the project are six former oil reservoirs – each of them 15 meters tall with a total capacity of110,000 cubic meters of capacity which will be used for seawater.
The system functions as a small “pumped hydroelectric” plant.
When power is needed, the stored seawater is used to produce hydroelectric energy, pouring water back into the sea.
When there is the need to store power, seawater is pumped into the tanks waiting to be used as a potential hydroelectric energy source.
OPS: Render of how the planned redevelopment of the oil refinery will look.The old refinery storage tanks repurposed for producting hydroelectric power.
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DUKAS_168036691_FER
Recycling project makes oil refinery a hydroeletric power source
Ferrari Press Agency
Batteries 1
Ref 15731
04/04/2024
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Pictures MUST credit: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati
A plan to turn a former oil refinery into a renewable energy park has been unveiled making it the ultimate Green conversion.
Italy-based international design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has created the master plan for the disused port district refinery in the city of Trieste, Italy.
It features tanks converted into ‘water batteries’ as part of a 365,000 square meter reclaimed seafront park.
The project opens up an inaccessible area of the city’s vast industrial port infrastructure facing the Adriatic Sea at its northernmost point.
Suggesting new ways to reuse former industrial facilities, the design employs renewable energy sources in an integrated way.
At the core of the project are six former oil reservoirs – each of them 15 meters tall with a total capacity of110,000 cubic meters of capacity which will be used for seawater.
The system functions as a small “pumped hydroelectric” plant.
When power is needed, the stored seawater is used to produce hydroelectric energy, pouring water back into the sea.
When there is the need to store power, seawater is pumped into the tanks waiting to be used as a potential hydroelectric energy source.
OPS: Render of how the planned redevelopment of the oil refinery will look.The old refinery storage tanks repurposed for producting hydroelectric power.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_168036686_FER
Recycling project makes oil refinery a hydroeletric power source
Ferrari Press Agency
Batteries 1
Ref 15731
04/04/2024
See Ferrari text
Pictures MUST credit: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati
A plan to turn a former oil refinery into a renewable energy park has been unveiled making it the ultimate Green conversion.
Italy-based international design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has created the master plan for the disused port district refinery in the city of Trieste, Italy.
It features tanks converted into ‘water batteries’ as part of a 365,000 square meter reclaimed seafront park.
The project opens up an inaccessible area of the city’s vast industrial port infrastructure facing the Adriatic Sea at its northernmost point.
Suggesting new ways to reuse former industrial facilities, the design employs renewable energy sources in an integrated way.
At the core of the project are six former oil reservoirs – each of them 15 meters tall with a total capacity of110,000 cubic meters of capacity which will be used for seawater.
The system functions as a small “pumped hydroelectric” plant.
When power is needed, the stored seawater is used to produce hydroelectric energy, pouring water back into the sea.
When there is the need to store power, seawater is pumped into the tanks waiting to be used as a potential hydroelectric energy source.
OPS: Render of how the planned redevelopment of the oil refinery will look. The "water battery" tanks are powered by solar panels in a pubic park
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
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Bhutan 1
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22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Aerial view
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New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
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22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Airport exterior
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New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_164092030_FER
New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. One of the habitable bridges linioiung the city's nine distinct neighbourhoods
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. University
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New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Craft habitable bridge
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_164092020_FER
New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Public transportation corridor
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_164092018_FER
New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Healthcare habitable bridge
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_164092017_FER
New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: The scheme will includes a hydroelectric dam shown here in a rendering. It features a step-well retaining wall designed to offer viewpoints, meditative staircases, and a temple. Visitors and pilgrims can ascend or descend along various pathways to reach the visitor centre and temple nestled on this man-made cliff.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_164092013_FER
New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
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Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Aerial view
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_164092012_FER
New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: The scheme will includes a hydroelectric dam shown here in a rendering. It features a step-well retaining wall designed to offer viewpoints, meditative staircases, and a temple. Visitors and pilgrims can ascend or descend along various pathways to reach the visitor centre and temple nestled on this man-made cliff.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_164092010_FER
New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Airport
Picture supplied by Ferrari
(FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
DUKAS_164092005_FER
New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
Ferrari Press Agency
Bhutan 1
Ref 15412
22/12/2023
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Roofscape
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New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: The scheme will includes a hydroelectric dam shown here in a rendering. It features a step-well retaining wall designed to offer viewpoints, meditative staircases, and a temple. Visitors and pilgrims can ascend or descend along various pathways to reach the visitor centre and temple nestled on this man-made cliff.
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New city hub for remote nation of Bhutan includes amazing stepped dam
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Bhutan 1
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See Ferrari text
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Designs for a new economic city hub in the world’s first carbon negative country has been unveiled.
The Mindfulness City will be constructed in kingdom of Bhutan which is on the southern foothills of the Himalayas and borders India and Tibet.
The country has a population of just over 777,000.
Architects from Denmark’s Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) , in collaboration with UK engineering company Arup and Singapore based urban planner Cistri were commissioned by the nation’s monarch King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The masterplan spans over 1000 km2 and integrates Bhutanese culture and the country’s spiritual heritage.
It will be constructed in the town of Gelephu near the India border.
It is envisioned the new hub will foster economic growth and provide opportunities for the local population.
The plan includes initiatives in green technology, education, and infrastructure, including an international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, and public spaces
It also embraces Bhutan’s unique, so-called Gross National Happiness Index.
This is a philosophy that is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.
OPS: Render of part of the Mindfulness City project. Craft habitable bridge
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Having lunch in the worker's camp cafeteria, Cezary Wierzbowski, 33, Jozef Bernat, 50 , and Darek Szpak, 32 (left to right), all from Poland, arrived two days ago to begin working construction on Alcoa's new aluminum smelter near Reydarfjordur, Iceland on Monday, Jan. 23, 2007. More than half of the labor force used by contractor Bechtel to build the smelter are workers from Poland. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Workers complete the construction of the Alcoa aluminum smelter in eastern Iceland near Reydarfjordur, Iceland on Monday, Jan. 23, 2007. Alcao says that once completed, the Fjardaal smelter will be one of the most efficient, environmentally-friendly and safest smelters in the world. After importing the raw alumina from Australia and South America, the smelter will be able to produce 346,000 tons of aluminum per year. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Construction of the Alcoa aluminum smelter is nearing completion near Reydarfjordur, in eastern Iceland on Monday, Jan. 23, 2007. This smelter sits on the town's harbor in a deep-water fjord. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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