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    Sands running out of time: The greed for construction has brought the world to a sand crisis

    Kristen Lear, The Conversation Aurora Torres, The Conversation Jianguo "Jack" Liu, The Conversation Jodi Brandt, The Conversation
    · Sep 12, 2017 · 07:30 pm
  • Cities of the future: What if elevators could move horizontally (and even diagonally)?

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    · Aug 09, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • Watch: These sand miners are risking drowning, all for India's building boom

    Watch: These sand miners are risking drowning, all for India's building boom

    Reuters
    · Jul 22, 2017 · 05:40 pm
  • A picture book for children on construction sites offers a look into their lives, joys and sorrows

    A picture book for children on construction sites offers a look into their lives, joys and sorrows

    Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
    · May 28, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • Watch: An illegal building meant to collapse hilariously refuses to implode as planned

    Watch: An illegal building meant to collapse hilariously refuses to implode as planned

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  • Video: Can the entire human race fit inside one building (and why is that even important)?

    Video: Can the entire human race fit inside one building (and why is that even important)?

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    · Feb 01, 2017 · 10:00 pm
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    To fight effects of Delhi’s killer dust, construction workers are pinning hopes on jaggery

    Anumeha Yadav
    · Nov 07, 2016 · 01:30 pm
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