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Kengo Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo’s new and controversial Olympic National Stadium

Construction Test

A humble pineapple cake shop may, in architectural terms, be rather removed from an elaborate Olympic Stadium. The museum is a fine example of Kuma’s determination to inject the inherent harshness of contemporary architecture with a semblance of nature, a kind of Japanese architectonic forest-bathing, if you will.

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Michael G. Smith Writes about the Value of Cob

Natural Building

I attended my first natural building workshop in Oregon in 1993. After completing a degree in Environmental Engineering, I had spent two years in Costa Rican rainforest, volunteering for a sustainable forest management project. You can use machinery to mix clay, sand, and straw into cob — or you can use your feet.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.). Private Activity Bond: Issued to finance construction and equipment purchases associated with industrial and manufacturing facilities, residential rental projects, facilities for the furnishing of water, sewage and solid waste facilities and more.

Income 108
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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.). Decrease, on a full fuel cycle basis, the overall impact and carbon footprint of alternative and renewable fuels and increase sustainability. Produce alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels in California.

Income 75