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Andrew Maynard’s Mash House Lands In Backyard

Images by Kevin Hui via Andrew Maynard Architects TreeHugger Best of Green Young Architect Andrew Maynard is building a body of interesting work in Australia; the latest is the Mash House, an addition and renovation. With its curved base and top, it looks like it was just dropped there, but in fact was very carefully knitted into the existing building…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Incredible Vulnerability of Our Food System, and What Can be Done About It (Video)

Image credit: Milpa Films Back in 2008, the UK’s Chief Scientist warned that the food crisis would hit us long before climate change , and the UN has just warned that food prices could rise 45% in the coming decade . Our food system is incredibly vulnerable to disruption from fuel shortages or price hikes, strikes, natural disasters, wars or any number of other problems. But how did it get this … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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