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World Service,1 min

Why build upside down?

The Forum

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Structural engineer Hanif Kara believes inverted bottles and pyramids offer space-saving solutions in today’s over-crowded cities. As life moves upwards, perhaps one day our cities will resemble the Amazon rainforest, with humans moving up above ground-level to a glass and steel canopy in the sky. Photo: Zaha Hadid Architects

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