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Jul. 1, 2008

The Closing - High-Rise Living, Termite Style

By Julie Nakashima CREJ Staff Writer With the Earth's population exploding, the problem of how to house all those people has bugged policy makers for years.

By Julie Nakashima
      CREJ Staff Writer
      With the Earth's population exploding, the problem of how to house all those people has bugged policy makers for years. Berkeley architect Eugene Tsui of Tsui Design just might have the answer. His proposed solution: a skyscraping termite nest dubbed the "Ultima Tower." The funnel-shaped structure would be two miles high and one mile wide at the base, capable of ho...

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