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Singapore festival shows off future of architecture
Environmentally friendly solutions presented at event in the city state, offering a glimpse of things to come.
Published On 6 Nov 2015
The 8th Annual World Architecture Festival is being held in Singapore. International competitors and students are taking part, showing off creations they have built, will build and hope to build in the future.
As Al Jazeera’s Sohail Rahman reports, many designs are inspired by nature.
Source: Al Jazeera
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