{"id":11439,"date":"2013-03-19T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=11439"},"modified":"2013-03-19T00:49:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T00:49:44","slug":"a-walk-around-the-crystal-the-worlds-largest-urban-sustainability-centre-in-east-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-walk-around-the-crystal-the-worlds-largest-urban-sustainability-centre-in-east-london\/","title":{"rendered":"A walk around The Crystal, the world\u2019s largest urban sustainability centre in east London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Boldly billed as “London\u2019s newest landmark building and the world\u2019s first\u00a0centre\u00a0dedicated to improving our knowledge of urban sustainability,” The Crystal forms a striking, angular, dark glass construction.<\/p>\n

Located in the Royal Victoria Docks, east London, the centre is fairly easy to access,\u00a0although\u00a0the best way to visit is by taking a trip\u00a0across\u00a0the Thames in the\u00a0cable car from North Greenwich<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Opened in\u00a0September 2012, The Crystal is a ‘sustainable cities’ initiative by German multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate company\u00a0Siemens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Given that company’s less than\u00a0salubrious\u00a0past<\/a>, it’s probably a good idea to keep Greenwash<\/a> Detectors on full alert during your visit..<\/p>\n

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That said, it’s still an entertaining way to pass away an hour or so, although there’s so many\u00a0different\u00a0exhibits and pulsating\u00a0lights\u00a0it can get a bit overwhelming at times.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0exhibition\u00a0is made up of ten zones, namely:<\/p>\n