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Students design stackable house of the future, perfect for urban living

The innovative DURA home’s design provides an array of eco-friendly, weather-resistant benefits.

Bitten by the bug

Cricket pancakes, a zero-waste restaurant and an urban rooftop farm – Silo by Joost and Greenhouse executive chef Matt Stone walks the talk when it comes to eating sustainably.

Urban trends

Kylie Legge is the author of Doing it Differently, a book which looks at community-led projects happening in cities around the world. From book-shares to pop-up gardens, she tells us about some of the grass-roots initiatives you could get involved with.

MiNDFOOD Radio featuring Dr Trina Read and chef Des Harris

This week, sexologist Dr Trina Read tells us how to spice up our married love life, we discover the art of urban beekeeping, and Auckland chef Des Harris shares his top tips for making cured meats at home.

China’s urban elite fights trash wars

China’s stability-obsessed government fears growing public anger among the country’s middle class, who once focused largely on securing jobs and homes but are becoming increasingly assertive, reports MiNDFOOD.

Menswear comes into its own at NY Fashion Week

While male consumers often favor comfort and ease in clothing over the latest styles, the looks on the runways this week are likely to trickle down into mass retail clothing lines, reports MiNDFOOD.

Close quarters

After three decades in the same boxy, 32-square-metre dwelling, Hong Kong architect Gary Chang has come up with an innovative answer to the increasingly cramped lives of many urban dwellers, reports MiNDFOOD.

Sky-high spa

Melbourne’s only sky-high resident day spa, Isika, will open in early 2010, on MiNDFOOD.

Sidewalk salad

Urban foragers across the United States are collecting weeds and plants from city streets and gardens to use in meals and medicines, MiNDFOOD reports.

Mother’s Day Gifts

Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood, Auckland

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