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Behold, HavvAda – designer Dror Benshetrit’s answer for what to do with a billion cubic meters of dirt. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has proposed the construction of the Istanbul Canal. Of course, carving out this canal will produce a lot of displaced earth, so Erdoğan put out the call for creative ideas for what to do with it. The result, HavvAda, is a man-made island community off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey. Each of the six hills pictured above would be supported by a geodesic dome. Benshetrit emphasizes that the plan is more of a vision that an actionable idea. (Fast Company)
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