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Folly or art? Catalonian town buys labyrinthine Espai Corberó for €3m | Catalonia | The Guardian

July 19, 2022

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Folly or art? Catalonian town buys labyrinthine Espai Corberó for €3m | Catalonia | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/18/catalonian-town-buys-labyrinthine-espai-corbero-for-euros-3m

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Myki: how Melbourne’s transport card went from Australia’s envy to also-ran | Victoria | The Guardian

July 16, 2022

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Myki: how Melbourne’s transport card went from Australia’s envy to also-ran | Victoria | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/16/myki-how-melbournes-transport-card-went-from-australias-envy-to-also-ran

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The Housing Shortage Isn’t Just a Coastal Crisis Anymore

July 15, 2022

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New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/upshot/housing-shortage-us.html?referringSource=articleShare

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To the sea or the trees? More Australians are choosing country life

July 3, 2022

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To the sea or the trees? More Australians are choosing country life

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/02/to-the-sea-or-the-trees-more-australians-are-choosing-country-life

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Bye-bye quarter-acre block: more Australians are living in apartments – but do they meet our needs? | Census | The Guardian

June 30, 2022

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Bye-bye quarter-acre block: more Australians are living in apartments – but do they meet our needs? | Census | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/30/bye-bye-quarter-acre-block-more-australians-are-living-in-apartments-but-do-they-meet-our-needs

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Almost 60,000 Australians live in caravans

June 28, 2022

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Almost 60,000 Australians live in caravans (Guardian)

The majority of Australians still live in houses, but alternative living arrangements are on the rise: 58,155 filled out the census from a caravan, while 29,369 people were in a cabin or a houseboat and more than half a million were in a high rise apartment.

Of nearly 11 million private dwellings counted in the census, separate houses accounted for 70%, apartments 16%, and townhouses made up 13%.

Two-thirds of households own their home outright or with a mortgage, similar to the rate in 1996. But the proportion of households that own outright has dropped to 31%.

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How to fix the world’s energy emergency without wrecking the environment from TheEconomist

June 28, 2022

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How to fix the world’s energy emergency without wrecking the environment from TheEconomist

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/06/23/how-to-fix-the-worlds-energy-emergency-without-wrecking-the-environment

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‘Those bastard developments’ – why the inventor of the shopping mall denounced his dream | Architecture | The Guardian

June 25, 2022

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‘Those bastard developments’ – why the inventor of the shopping mall denounced his dream | Architecture | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jun/24/bastard-developments-inventor-world-first-shopping-mall-denounced

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Opinion | Indoor Farming Is a ‘No-Brainer.’ Except for the Carbon Footprint. – The New York Times

June 22, 2022

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Artificial Consciousness Is Boring: The reality of AI is something harder to comprehend.

June 21, 2022

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The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/06/google-palm-ai-artificial-consciousness/661329/

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