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Kazakhstan plans 100 energy-independent eco-villages (600 hectares as pilot) with Chinese investment. Solar, rainwater, greenhouses and passive income opportunities aim to redefine rural settlement. I think scale will be the real test as this is a very ambitious project.
Kazakhstan Unveils Plan for 100 Energy-Independent Eco-Villages with Major Chinese Investment - The Astana Times
Kazakhstan Unveils Plan for 100 Energy-Independent Eco-Villages with Major Chinese Investment
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November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Kazakhstan plans 100 energy-independent eco-villages (600 hectares as pilot) with Chinese investment. Solar, rainwater, greenhouses and passive income opportunities aim to redefine rural settlement. I think scale will be the real test as this is a very ambitious project.
Tech billionaires behind California Forever city quietly own 65,000+ acres in Solano County. Instead of a full city, they're now pivoting to a ship/boat building hub. Will this be a gated tech playground?
The controversial California city backed by tech elite has a new plan: boats
California Forever is back with a proposal that has some on board: using the land it owns to create a shipbuilding hub
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Tech billionaires behind California Forever city quietly own 65,000+ acres in Solano County. Instead of a full city, they're now pivoting to a ship/boat building hub. Will this be a gated tech playground?
Myanmar's junta plans to revive the New Yangon City project, a China-backed city twice the size of Singapore across the Yangon river. Who really controls it when the regime lacks legitimacy?
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November 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Myanmar's junta plans to revive the New Yangon City project, a China-backed city twice the size of Singapore across the Yangon river. Who really controls it when the regime lacks legitimacy?
Lusail city, Qatar's new mega-urban project north of Doha, aims to be the country's first sustainable, mixed-use city. But, with massive tourism infrastructure, floating resort islands and luxury housing, who is it really built for?
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Inside Qatar’s ‘city of the future’ | CNN
Construction of Lusail, Qatar’s newest city, hasn’t even finished, yet it’s already becoming a rival to capital Doha. With striking architecture and real livability, it’s easy to see why.
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Lusail city, Qatar's new mega-urban project north of Doha, aims to be the country's first sustainable, mixed-use city. But, with massive tourism infrastructure, floating resort islands and luxury housing, who is it really built for?
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Zimbabwe's cyber city in New Harare is backed by a 60 billion dollar vision. Upmarket offices, residences, and full surveillance tech tied to law-enforcement. Urban utopia or state control disguised as innovation?
www.reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Zimbabwe's cyber city in New Harare is backed by a 60 billion dollar vision. Upmarket offices, residences, and full surveillance tech tied to law-enforcement. Urban utopia or state control disguised as innovation?
Chengdu's new city, a 4.6km2 masterplan in the high-tech zone, promises fewer roads, more green spines, etc... The campus was based on the natural surroundings rather than the needs of car traffic. Can it avoid generic gridland?
New ‘future city’ to rise in southwest China | CNN
Plans for a new “future city” in Chengdu features a design that will combine industry and technology with the pastoral beauty of the countryside.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Chengdu's new city, a 4.6km2 masterplan in the high-tech zone, promises fewer roads, more green spines, etc... The campus was based on the natural surroundings rather than the needs of car traffic. Can it avoid generic gridland?
Jamaica's PM Andrew Holness eyes Black River, St. Elizabeth's capital as the site for its 'third city'. Shortly after, a hurricane battered St. Elizabeth, and nearly wiped it off the map. Rebuilding St Elizabeth is not their only focus anymore, now that people are struggling to meet basic needs due-
Black River: Jamaica’s Rising Third City
THIS ARTICLE IS HYPOTHETICAL AND INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY . WHILE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED BLAC...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Jamaica's PM Andrew Holness eyes Black River, St. Elizabeth's capital as the site for its 'third city'. Shortly after, a hurricane battered St. Elizabeth, and nearly wiped it off the map. Rebuilding St Elizabeth is not their only focus anymore, now that people are struggling to meet basic needs due-
Bhutan's 'Gelephu Mindfullness City is a proposed city development near the Indian border. While the delivery and local impacts of this city remain questionable, the city's master-planning began in 2024 and construction on the international airport began in July 2025. This city proposes -
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November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Bhutan's 'Gelephu Mindfullness City is a proposed city development near the Indian border. While the delivery and local impacts of this city remain questionable, the city's master-planning began in 2024 and construction on the international airport began in July 2025. This city proposes -
Suleja Smart City, in Niger State, was revamped in 2023 by the governor of Niger. The governor met with the President of Afreximbank this April to discuss funding for the Korean-planned project. While there are still no signs of construction, it will be long before we see any activity, based on -
Niger’s Governor-elect To Revamp Suleja Smart City Project - Daily Trust
Rt Honorable Mohammed Umaru Bago, the Governor-elect of Niger State has accompanied the outgoing Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, to Cairo, Egypt
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November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Suleja Smart City, in Niger State, was revamped in 2023 by the governor of Niger. The governor met with the President of Afreximbank this April to discuss funding for the Korean-planned project. While there are still no signs of construction, it will be long before we see any activity, based on -
New Mansoura stretches 15km along the Mediterranean and aims for 1.5m residents (very ambitious), and 25% of the area being green space. Will this city just be another ghost town? While this city is still under construction, I wonder what the incentive will be for people to uproot their lives and -
New Mansoura City: The Latest Urban Addition to the Mediterranean Coast
Mansoura, a Delta-based city located at the north east of Cairo, has been thus far known for its unique architectural style and significant religious monuments – until this year. The Inauguratio
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November 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New Mansoura stretches 15km along the Mediterranean and aims for 1.5m residents (very ambitious), and 25% of the area being green space. Will this city just be another ghost town? While this city is still under construction, I wonder what the incentive will be for people to uproot their lives and -
Zenata eco-city near Casablanca targets 300k residents, ties into Morocco's push for 52% renewables by 2030, and spans 1,830 ha. However, this project is still in its early build stages, and the government is already selling the blueprint. That is definitely a red flag, which makes me question: is -
New-Build Cities and Sustainable Urban Energy Use: The Case of Zenata Eco-City
Written by: Allison BrownEdited by: Sonja Colford As the world rapidly urbanizes and simultaneously battles the threats of climate change, sustainable urban development has become a critical frontier ...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Zenata eco-city near Casablanca targets 300k residents, ties into Morocco's push for 52% renewables by 2030, and spans 1,830 ha. However, this project is still in its early build stages, and the government is already selling the blueprint. That is definitely a red flag, which makes me question: is -
ZHA's design for Khalid Bin Sultan city places a 2km shaded 'linear oasis' at the heart of the desert-city, prioritizing walkability, green roofs, and public transit over cars. This is an ambitious project. Will this city succumb to the car-centric cities nearby, or will they find a way to connect -
Futuristic starchitect-designed city will rise out of the Arabian desert
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been commissioned to design an entire new city in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The Khalid Bin Sultan City will transform the hot desert-like landscape with a large oa...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ZHA's design for Khalid Bin Sultan city places a 2km shaded 'linear oasis' at the heart of the desert-city, prioritizing walkability, green roofs, and public transit over cars. This is an ambitious project. Will this city succumb to the car-centric cities nearby, or will they find a way to connect -
Maldives floating city off of Male will offer 5,000 modular homes in a coral-reef pattern, built to "rise with the sea" as the Maldives is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change. It is intended as a practical solution to rising sea levels, not as a wild experiment.
A floating city in the Maldives begins to take shape | CNN
The solution to living with rising sea levels could be floating architecture.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Maldives floating city off of Male will offer 5,000 modular homes in a coral-reef pattern, built to "rise with the sea" as the Maldives is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change. It is intended as a practical solution to rising sea levels, not as a wild experiment.
Malaysia's 'BiodiverCity' reimagines urban expansion as three "lily-pad" islands off Penang, built with bamboo, green-concrete, and a car-free autonomous transit grid to promote air, land, and sea transportation. The goal of this city is to establish it as a 'global destination'. Are these the -
Forget Neom, Malaysia's BiodiverCity is ultimate futuristic city goals
Forget Saudi Arabia’s Neom, Malaysia's new project is the ultimate futuristic city goal, Dezeen reported.Three man-made islands off the coast of Penang Island, Malaysia, will be...
www.thenews.com.pk
November 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Malaysia's 'BiodiverCity' reimagines urban expansion as three "lily-pad" islands off Penang, built with bamboo, green-concrete, and a car-free autonomous transit grid to promote air, land, and sea transportation. The goal of this city is to establish it as a 'global destination'. Are these the -
Busan's new floating-city concept, 'Oceanix' in Korea highlights an eco-friendlier alternative to land reclamation. Floating cities have very little international regulations, so hopefully Oceanix is setting a good standard for cities to come. With an increasing need to house more people, is this -
Are Floating Cities the Solution to Rising Seas? (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Busan's new floating-city concept, 'Oceanix' in Korea highlights an eco-friendlier alternative to land reclamation. Floating cities have very little international regulations, so hopefully Oceanix is setting a good standard for cities to come. With an increasing need to house more people, is this -
Originally proposed in 2020, The Orbit, a green master-planned city 60km North of Toronto, still hasn't commenced construction. The article claims that the Orbit is supposedly following in the footsteps of the Sidewalk Labs project (which is now a failed project, ironically). The latest updates -
www.archpaper.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Originally proposed in 2020, The Orbit, a green master-planned city 60km North of Toronto, still hasn't commenced construction. The article claims that the Orbit is supposedly following in the footsteps of the Sidewalk Labs project (which is now a failed project, ironically). The latest updates -
Indonesia's ambitious new capital city Nusantara is designed as a green, sustainable city that would replace Jakarta, the current capital city. But budget slashes, low government commitment and stalled infrastructure now has many thinking Nusantara will turn into a ghost city.
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Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, in danger of becoming a ‘ghost city’
State funding for the project has plunged, while construction has slowed and few civil servants have been eager to move away from Jakarta
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Indonesia's ambitious new capital city Nusantara is designed as a green, sustainable city that would replace Jakarta, the current capital city. But budget slashes, low government commitment and stalled infrastructure now has many thinking Nusantara will turn into a ghost city.
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Prospera on Roatan is billed as a fully-private "free city" where entrepreneurs can pick their legal system (doesn't sound like anything can go wrong). They can even undergo biotech trials that are unapproved by the Honduran government. Anything is possible with money, I guess?
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Prospera, the eccentric private libertarian enclave in Honduras
Investors have taken advantage of Honduran law to build a private city with its own rules, a utopia for those advocating the abolition of the state – a project that has proved divisive.
www.lemonde.fr
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Prospera on Roatan is billed as a fully-private "free city" where entrepreneurs can pick their legal system (doesn't sound like anything can go wrong). They can even undergo biotech trials that are unapproved by the Honduran government. Anything is possible with money, I guess?
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Capital Amaravati's revival is a bold project. Spanning over 217 sq km, the state is acquiring the necessary land for the capital through a land-pooling model. But after years of delay due to a change in government, as well as building costs up 35-55%, the real challenge will be delivery.
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Amaravati revived: All you need to know about Andhra Pradesh’s capital in making
After years of uncertainty, development of Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati is back on track. Revived by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s 2024 return to power and fresh funding, Prime Minister Nar...
www.indiatoday.in
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Capital Amaravati's revival is a bold project. Spanning over 217 sq km, the state is acquiring the necessary land for the capital through a land-pooling model. But after years of delay due to a change in government, as well as building costs up 35-55%, the real challenge will be delivery.
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New residential city 'Al Jawahiri' in Iraq plans to build 30,000 units for "poor and middle-class families". It is currently under construction, the contracts being awarded to 2 Chinese firms. The article appears to contradict itself, saying it will allot between 250 000 - 300 000 units to poor and-
www.constructionweekonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
New residential city 'Al Jawahiri' in Iraq plans to build 30,000 units for "poor and middle-class families". It is currently under construction, the contracts being awarded to 2 Chinese firms. The article appears to contradict itself, saying it will allot between 250 000 - 300 000 units to poor and-