eco tourism – Insider https://blogs.dw.com/insider The latest news about DW and its services. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:23:22 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Ecopia’s focus on building a sustainable future strikes a chord, wins awards https://blogs.dw.com/insider/2013/10/10/ecopias-focus-on-building-a-sustainable-future-strikes-a-chord-wins-awards/ Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:55:42 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/insider/?p=2501

DW’s In Focus has always presented an endless variety of insightful and educational documentaries and one of their new productions, Ecopia, is a must-see for everyone who loves cities and architecture.  The six part TV-series on “intelligent building and sustainable living” recently won awards at three European film festivals.

The entire series won the grand prize in the “People and Society” category at the Ekofilm awards in the Czech Republic. Part six of the series, “Tourism goes green”, won the jury prize at the Tourfilm festival, also in the Czech Republic. Part five of the series, “Modern Culture Temples”, received a special mention at the European Environment Festival, “Green Wave – 21 Century”, in Bulgaria.

The series features in-depth reporting with architects and experts on ecological building projects and urban planning in places like New York, Hamburg, London and many other places in almost every corner of the world. Watch it now online.

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