Each week our friends at Inhabitat (http://inhabitat.com/) recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.
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The first week of spring kicked off with a bang for the architecture community (http://inhabitat.com/architecture/) as Japanese architect Toyo Ito (http://inhabitat.com/tag/toyo-ito/) was awarded the 2013 Pritzker Prize (http://inhabitat.com/toyo-ito-awarded-2013-pritzker-prize/). Meanwhile Christo unveiled the world's largest inflated indoor sculpture (http://inhabitat.com/christos-big-air-package-in-germany-is-the-worlds-largest-inflated-indoor-sculpture/) in Germany and MIT researchers announced plans to 3D print a pavilion (http://inhabitat.com/the-silk-pavilion-mit-researchers-to-3d-print-a-silkworm-inspired-structure/) inspired by the technique that silkworms use to build their cocoons. Inhabitat (http://inhabitat.com/) also showcased several futuristic skyscraper concepts -- including the Soundscraper (http://inhabitat.com/soundscraper-transforms-vibrations-from-city-noise-pollution-into-green-energy/), which transforms auditory vibrations into clean energy, and the Zero Skyscraper, which is a post-apocalyptic survival structure (http://inhabitat.com/zero-skyscraper-a-survival-structure-for-post-apocalyptic-life-on-earth/). And we profiled some fascinating adaptive-reuse projects, including a grain elevator that was transformed into a student housing complex (http://inhabitat.com/oslos-grunerlokka-studenthus-is-a-student-housing-complex-located-in-a-former-grain-elevator/) in Oslo and a Cold War-era missile silo (http://inhabitat.com/nyc/silohome-cold-war-era-missile-silo-transformed-into-luxurious-underground-house-in-upstate-new-york/) that was converted into an underground home in Upstate New York.
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