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20 Eco-Structures that defy conventions!
Aug 21 2008, Sameer Kumar

What millions of words fail to convey is often portrayed by a single picture, and when all the words fail the express the visual magic at hand you turn to the colors and contours of that “perfect shot” to try and recreate the overwhelming feeling...

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Prefabricated Hydra house transforms the way we live
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Media Island Wi-Fi pavilion offers a meeting spot to chill out
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TSM Museum suspends like a cloud in the sky
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