Our friends at Inhabitat have rounded up 15 incredible buildings—from underground cities to vertical farms to bio-fuel power plants and skyscrapers. These incredible designs demonstrate advancements in sustainable development, show clever reuse of materials, and reflect future mixed-uses, but they also show that we may have what it takes to cope with burgeoning population growth and spatial decline.
Source: Inhabitat
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