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The people of Detroit are taking no prisoners. Justifiable homicide in the city shot up 79 percent in 2011 from the previous year, as citizens in the long-suffering city armed themselves and took matters into their own hands. The local rate of self-defense killings now stands 2,200 percent above the national average. Residents, unable to rely on a dwindling police force to keep them safe, are fighting back against the criminal scourge on their own. And they're offering no apologies. "We got to have a little Old West up here in Detroit. That's what it's gonna take," Detroit resident Julia Brown told The Daily. The last time Brown, 73, called the Detroit police, they didn't show up until the next day. So she applied for a permit to carry a handgun and says she's prepared to use it against the young thugs who have taken over her neighborhood, burglarizing entire blocks, opening fire at will and terrorizing the elderly with impunity. "I don't intend to be one of their victims," said Brown, who has lived in Detroit since the late 1950s. "I'm planning on taking one out."

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And this technology is spreading. Immersive Labs, a company in Manhattan, has developed software for digital billboards using cameras to gauge the age range, sex and attention level of a passer-by. The smart signs, scheduled to roll out this month in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, deliver ads based on consumers' demographics. In other words, the system is smart enough to display, say, a Gillette ad to a male passer-by rather than an ad for Tampax.

Opening today, the zero-energy-building (ZEB) pilot project in Norway is conceptualized as a single family house with a garden, which sees a categoric amalgamation of architecture and technology - ensuring optimization of both, comfort and energy use. Check out the project here...

Exceptional transparency and a unique, uninterrupted magnificent view characterises the Gurten Pavillion in Wabern, Switzerland. Check it out and leave us your views...

At the refurbished Quique clothing store in Costa Rica, all common architectural elements turn into meaningful function, conveying key information to the visitor. Read here and leave us your views...

'Art can be a very integral part of one's lifestyle statement' proves Ar. Dipen Gada as he carves this luxurious penthouse with vast spaces in synch with each other and with art in a seamless soliloquy… Check it out and leave us your views...

What do you think is the life of a thematic design and decor? Check out the ship-interiors inspired boutique suites in Greece and leave us your views...

Municipal Building in Boston embodies a time-honoured approach to craft in construction... Take a look and leave us your views...

Working with nature is the key to architectural sustainability. Check out this inward-looking home that builds on this belief. Read here and leave us your views…

All design professionals - this one is for you to answer - Which one is more difficult to accomplish - a highly vocal design vocabulary or a simple striking design element? Check out this dentist's clinic and leave us your views...

Shopping is a perennial exercise. Architects Foster+Partners design yet another new shopping experience at Canary Wharf. Check it out and leave us your views...

Architects of Layers - Studio for Design and Architecture prove that an otherwise small apartment can provide one an ample opportunity to have areas that appear large and spacious. Check out ingenuity at the hands of this architect duo and do leave us your views...

A city's representation in the international market is best showcased via its traditional ethos. Foster+Partners recreate the desert city for the UAE pavilion at Milan Expo2015. Read about it here and leave us your views...

Accessorising one's interior spaces involves an imaginative blend of comfort and style, form and function. Check out some spot pointers and leave us your views...

How can small homes be designed to feel more spacious during this age of the inevitable space crunch? Here's a split-level home that cleverly uses a vertical solution…