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The skyscrapers of the future will be 'living' buildings powered by algae that respond automatically to
the weather and the changing needs of inhabitants, a new study claims.
Research by engineering multinational Arup, the firm behind the Pompidou Centre, the Sydney
Opera House and many of the stadia for the 2008 Olympics, has imagined how urban buildings could
look by 2050.
Predictions include ideas as outlandish as jet-powered maintenance robots, high-rise farms and
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adaptability.
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billion will be living in cities, it foresees a shift to increasingly dense urban environments.
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form the building blocks of the skyscraper.
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food production sites housing animal, fish or
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at the time.
'In this emerging age, with significant
developments in construction, prefabricated and
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robots that work seamlessly together to install,
detect, repair and upgrade components of the
building system,' the report says.
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predictions take into account likely increased
concern about the pressure so many souls
would put on our planet's already-strained
natural resources.
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day in fact produce more resources than they
consume thanks to external walls coated with
photovoltaic paint, wind turbines and even pods
growing bio-fuel producing algae.
Green spaces would be dispersed throughout
the building to encourage urban biodiversity,
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peterappleby21, Amsterdam, 1 year ago
WE WILL ALL BE DEAD!!!!!..OR WORSE!

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Private Sector, London, United Kingdom, 1 year ago
Or the human race could stop over populating the planet, then there would be no need to live in
these sterile things
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Nell Gosport, Gosport, United Kingdom, 1 year ago
phone as she touches

down in Los Angeles
Linked to French
Montana's brother Zack
Yeah right! And the pigeons and seagulls will all wear nappies!
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Jaco, Indianapolis, United States, 1 year ago
We have had the ability to something like this for a while using solar power, but the powers that
be continue to make solar power very expensive because they don't want people taking
themselves off the grid. It is not in any governments own selfish interests for anyone to be
completely independent. I am not sure on the whole algae thing, I know in Iceland they have
been using Algae to produce Hydrogen, and use the hyrdogen to power cars and power stations,
but to be able to do that you need to create reactor to convert the hyrdogen to a fuel that can be
used for power. Having a reactor in every high rise, does everyone want that, would you be living
on a ticking bomb? We could be solving problems all over the world with solar power right now
but will anyone allow it or help make it happen? No! The liter of light project proves that people in
impoverished countries have to find their own methods as those in control of science will not
allow access to it by the poor people of the world.
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Phil, London, 1 year ago
It all looks fine,will these be for the top 10% types while most other people will be living in
shoeboxes that are being built everywhere in London and with robots doing everything what will
the humungous population do for work in 2050,funny world this is...population going through the
roof...lets get rid of all the jobs...shum mishtake!
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nickunknown, manchester, United Kingdom, 1 year ago
What happened to 'austerity measures'?

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dgladys, Watford, 1 year ago
"There was something like this shown on TV some years ago. It was from a programme about
1930s science fiction. It was what life would be like in the 1980s to the 2000s. They got it
WRONG!!!!!!. How much did the clowns get paid for this? I could have done this looking at and
old science fiction magazine for 5. Generally what is predicted what life will be like in fifty years
time is way off the mark. - marc , tonypandy, United Kingdom, 26/2/2013 10:02"
So, my dear, can we take it that YOUR prediction ("......what is predicted what life will be lik e in
fifty years time is way off the mark ") is, in itself, way off the mark?
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marc, tonypandy, United Kingdom, 1 year ago
There was something like this shown on TV some years ago. It was from a programme about
1930s science fiction. It was what life would be like in the 1980s to the 2000s. They got it
WRONG!!!!!!. How much did the clowns get paid for this? I could have done this looking at and
old science fiction magazine for 5. Generally what is predicted what life will be like in fifty years
time is way off the mark.
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Sean, Sydney, 1 year ago
Quite unbelievable. In many ways our way of life hasn't changed much in 50 years, I don't see it
transforming that radically in another 50. The technologies really don't exist yet, so a little hard
to project realistically. Reminds me more than anything of those 1950s 'what the future will look
like' comic books -- and where's my flying car? You will need to grow a helluva lot more algae
than that to replace today's use of fossil fuels also. Might make a nice movie about a dystopian
future though -- yet another one.
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atwbaker, Exeter, 1 year ago
Wharever - I'm still waiting for my flying car and robot manservant. ...
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former cop reveals
Banker Rurik Jutting's pupils were dilated from
suspected cocaine abuse and he appeared to have
used amphetamines to act as a 'livener',...
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and fees. By comparison, the UK model costs
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Happy birthday mom!

Roseanne Barr is
surprised by her sitcom
kids Sara Gilbert, Lecy
Goranson and Michael
Fishman
Show ran for nine years
That dress is working
overtime! Khloe
Kardashian shows off
cleavage and pert
backside in curvehugging number during
cocktail launch
That's some
pregnancy style!
Kourtney Kardashian
wears kinky boots and
cat ears with minidress
to help Kendall Jenner
celebrate her birthday
Well presented: Laura
Whitmore displays
slender figure in trouser
suit as Jo Whiley wows
in caped minidress at
awards gala
Very chic
Should drinking alcohol while

pregnant be a criminal offence?
Landmark case could rule
damaging an unborn baby's health
is illegal
Jason Patric declared

legal parent of his fouryear-old son conceived
via in-vitro with exgirlfriend... following two
year court battle
Accused of being donor
A council in the North West of England is seeking

criminal injuries compensation for a six-year-old girl
with 'growth retardation' caused by...
In good company! Cate

Blanchett shows off
curly cropped hairstyle
as she chats to co-star
Robert Redford on the
set of Truth
Filming in Sydney
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'It feels different!'

Angelina Jolie dishes on
marriage to Brad Pitt
and admits to being
'open' to a career in
politics as she covers
Vanity Fair
Ghostly return!
EastEnders' Ian Beale to
be haunted by Lucy, Pat,
Kathy and Cindy for
Children In Need special
Ian Beale will be visited
by demons of his past
That's a Problem! Iggy
Azalea suffers
embarrassing wardrobe
malfunction as her
trousers split during
energetic performance
Too much Booty?
Call The Midwife gets
fifth series: Eight new
episodes will be
broadcast in 2016 as
show moves further into
the 1960s
Taking on new challenge
'You ole trout mouth':
Chris Brown attacks
'muppets' Adrienne
Bailon and Tamar
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Braxton after they
criticise him on US talk
show The Real
Sheer disasters the

stars want to forget:
From Cheryl's unsightly
slip to Cara's big black
knickers... when the
daring designs leave the
wearer over-exposed
Nicole Scherzinger
defies the heat in fluffy
boots as she jogs to a
fitness class in cropped
leggings and vibrant
tank top
Dashing to SoulCycle
'You will make great
lives, sorry I won't be
there to share it': Lynda
Bellingham's
heartbreaking letter to
her sons is read at
celebrity-packed funeral
So just how much
money does it take to
get Mariah Carey ready
for a photo shoot? Hint:
A LOT
Carey has developed a
reputation as a diva
All that glitters! Anne
Hathaway and Jessica
Chastain dazzle in
sparkling gowns at
Interstellar premiere in
New York
Pair oozed glamour
Battle of the beauties!
Stylish Alessandra
Ambrosio, plunging Lily
Aldridge and chic Karlie
Kloss face off at CFDA
Vogue awards
Looking fabulous
Lucy Watson goes for
girlie glamour in flirty
dress while sister
Tiffany dresses down in
skinny jeans at
Women's Cancer
fundraising event
'Some items of
clothing are timeless
and some are seasonal.'
MIC's Victoria BakerHarber blasts Sophie
Hermann as she goes
on 'friendship cleanse'
Still on the market!
Binky Felstead admits
her personal trainer
wasn't enough of a 'bad
boy' for her... just as
Alex Mytton comes back
into her life
Meet the Minions!
Kevin, Stuart and Bob
set out to find a new
villainous master in the
new trailer for
Despicable Me spin-off
Released in summer '15
Amanda Bynes 'paying
for her living expenses
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with American Express
gift cards from her
parents'
Troubled star estranged
from her parents
Make-up free Julia

Roberts brightens things
up in a yellow coat as
she enjoys a low key
dinner with her family
That's a bright jacket
Jules!
Leggy in leather!
Adriana Lima covers up
in thick jacket and
trousers after modelling
VS Fantasy Bra on Good
Morning America
Costly undies!
Simply stylish! Model
Joan Smalls looks chic
in loose-fitting check
print dress as she
attends CFDA Vogue
awards
Flirty number
So much on their
plates! New parents
Kelsey Grammer and
Kayte Walsh beam as
they enjoy a relaxed
family meal in LA
Two kids together
Driving Mrs Jolie-Pitt:
Brad gets behind the
wheel of a classic car to
shoot scenes for By The
Sea with Angelina... as
their working
honeymoon continues
Major model moment!
Hailey Baldwin sizzles in
a crop-top and strapless
jumpsuit as she fronts
Revolve fashion
campaign
Stephen's daughter
'We also take the
Oscar, right?': Matthew
McConaughey reveals
son Levi will save his
Academy Award in a
natural disaster
Has his priorities
Work it, birthday girl!
Kendall Jenner
positively struts into
lunch celebration with
her family as she nails
the effortlessly chic offduty model style
What feud? Selena
Gomez serenades
former frenemy Kendall
Jenner on her birthday
with a little help from
Cara Delevingne as they
call a truce
Turning them green
with envy! Salma Hayek
sexes up business attire
in low-cut dress as she
is honoured at charity
event
Amped up the glamour
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Another side to Dakota!
Ms Fanning slips into a
sheer chochet dress to
party with rapper Flo
Rida at star-studded
bash
Caught the eye
'Some days are better
than others!' Sharon
Osbourne reveals she
has been taking antidepressants for 16
years
Opened up about battle
Fit to the core! Kaley
Cuoco keeps it casual
as she steps out with
exercise mat after her
favourite yoga class
The actress is a regular
at the fitness studio
Out with a BANG! Jack
Walton and Lola
Saunders enjoy wild last
night at X Factor house
as remaining acts bond
over private fireworks
display
White hot! Game Of
Thrones star Natalie
Dormer sizzles in
revealing dresses for
Cosmopolitan as she
discusses her 'punkier'
look
Lily Collins wears knee
high boots and hotpants
as she steps out with
her rumoured beau in
West Hollywood
Looked cute and chic in
her outfit
'I'm scared to be
alone': Jennifer Lopez
on being single for the
first time... as she
reveals her struggle
with low self esteem
Married three times
Call Of Duty... Millie
Mackintosh cheers on
husband Professor
Green as they attend
video game launch
Supported her husband
on his gaming night
Hard man Vinnie Jones
sports velvet loafers and
pink shirt as he plays
round of golf with Brit
pals Piers Morgan and
Nigel Lythgoe
Not quite so formidable
Jodie Kidd puts her
best assets on display in
plunging gown as she
attends award
ceremony with husband
David Blakeley
Stunned on Monday
He looks just like his
daddy! Zach Galifianakis
shows off his bouncy
baby boy for FIRST TIME
while out for a stroll
Today was the day to
reveal 14-month-old
Rita Ora gets it very right
with chic corset and
culottes to switch on
Christmas lights in
London
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Ora out at Westfield,
Shepherds Bush
'Getting some tips':

Judy Murray looks
cheerful at Dance 'Til
Dawn press night after
surviving another week
on Strictly
Hasn't quite mastered it
Aussie model Jessica
Gomes works off duty
style in loose-fit
trousers and blazer as
she lunches in Sydney
Missed out showbiz event
Melbourne Cup
Amy Childs shows off
her slim figure in
skintight leather
trousers... after
revealing she is ready
for a new relationship
Looked stunning
Rock 'N' Roll romance!
Richie Sambora, 55,
passionately kisses his
guitarist girlfriend
Orianthi, 29, at the
Breeders Cup Horse
Races
It's a girl! Hunger
Games star Wes Bentley
welcomed his second
child with wife Jacqui
FOUR MONTHS AGO...
and is only telling the
world now
SEBASTIAN
SHAKESPEARE: Is Keira
Knightley's new role
based on Trumpers?
Is her role actually based
on the formidable
Baroness Trumpington?
It's another girl! ExBlossom star and
country music singer
Jenna von Oy welcomes
second daughter into
the world... names her
Marlowe Monroe
They (haven't) lost that
loving feeling: Meg Ryan
and John Mellencamp
look flirty during New
York City stroll after
brief split
Seen out and about
Dinner for one! Melanie
Griffith cuts a lonely
figure as she picks up
takeaway in casual
outfit
Star, 57, continued to
celebrate independence
'Baby is obsessed with
Kale chips'... Pregnant
Catherine Tyldesley
gives into her cravings
as she picks up a bite
She is due to give birth to
her first child next spring
Putting in the leg work!
Jewel shows off her
lean limbs in elegant
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mini-dress at ASCAP
Country Music Awards
Star, 40, showed off her
gorgeous complexion
He's an author too!

Tom Hanks has secured
a deal with Knopf to
publish his collection of
short stories
The actor is writing about
typewriters
Just the two of us:
Make-up free Danielle
Lloyd reveals slim pins
in printed mini dress as
she enjoys a day date
with youngest son
Retail therapy
Olivia Wilde, look away
now! Jason Sudeikis
ties the knot with Alison
Brie... but it's just a
scene for their new film
Sleeping With Other
People
'He's a very strong
man': Ronnie Wood's
son Tyrone says he
admires Mick Jagger for
coping in Australia...
where he learnt of
L'Wren Scott's passing
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The Nexus 7 is a premium tablet
which comes at a mid-range price.
That's the main selling point,
though it doesn't do justice to its
sleek style and detailed screen.
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Headphones: Musical Fidelity EB-33

The Musical Fidelity EB-33 in-ear
headphones are impressive. They
offer a strong performance which
more than matches their value and look good too.
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Gadget of the week: Orbotix Sphero 2.0

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Gadget review: Snugs fitted earphones

Sound quality is normally the
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because they can be used on any
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Gadget of the week: Waka Waka solar

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The Waka Waka lamp and phone
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charger is a useful camping tool
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world.
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Gadget review: Tivoli Radio Silenz noise

cancelling headphones
The Tivoli Audio Radio Silenz
headphones are light, comfortable
and portable, which makes them
good for travel. They feature stylish
wood panels.
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Gadget review: Jawbone Mini Jambox

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Gadget of the week: Philips Wake-up

Light can make the mornings easier
Nobody likes getting up in the
morning. That's a fact. So spending
money on anything that makes it
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Gadget review: Skullcandy Crusher

Headphones
The Crusher does exactly what it
says on the tin. Unleash an
unrelenting torrent of deep bass
through your eardrums. Be warned,
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Gadget review: Klipsch Image X7i in-ear

headphones with 3-button control
The Klipsch X7i headphones are
nearly perfect. Nearly. The sound is
excellent - and in headphones,
that's 90 per cent of the battle won.
Just some blips hold them back.
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