Architecture
What Mirrored Ants, Vivid Blue Butterflies And Monstera House Plants Can Teach Us About Designing Buildings
Almost all buildings today are built using similar conventional technologies and manufacturing and construction processes. These processes use a lot of energy and produce huge carbon…
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Building Out Of Concrete, But Without Pouring Concrete
PFL researchers have built a footbridge prototype using reinforced-concrete blocks from walls of a building being renovated. The blocks were cut into individual pieces on site and assembled…
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JPMorgan Chase Unveils Plans For New Global Headquarters Building In New York City
New York City’s largest all-electric tower with net zero operational emissions will exceed the highest standards in sustainability– Foster + Partners-designed building will offer 2.5…
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19 Best Architecture Firms in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a treasure trove of architectural gems, with diverse buildings across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The four countries that make up the larger sovereign…
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The concrete buildings of Brutalism are beautiful
Everybody recognises Brutalist architecture – the massive concrete buildings that thumped their grey bulk into the heart of almost every city on Earth during the course of the 1960s and ’70s.…
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Queensland’s High-Tech Plan To Make The 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games Smarter And Greener
With Brisbane to host the 2032 Olympic Games, Queensland is accelerating “smart” and “green” infrastructure projects right across the coast from Coolangatta to Coolum. So what practical steps…
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The Concrete Buildings Of Brutalism Are Beautiful
Everybody recognises Brutalist architecture – the massive concrete buildings that thumped their grey bulk into the heart of almost every city on Earth during the course of the 1960s and ’70s.…
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How Recycling Concrete Could Accelerate Sustainable Construction
With the world’s population still growing, so continues the development of humans’ physical environment. As things stand we still rely on newly cast concrete as an efficient, strong and…
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Eco-friendly “House” Grows On Its Own
An EPFL scientist has developed an automatic construction method that draws on an unlikely combination of mycology, genomics and architecture. Her method also has the added benefit of being…
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Best Electric Heaters For Cold Nights At Home, From Electric Radiators To Portable Ceramic Options
From ceramic fan heaters to economical storage heaters, we tested the best ways to warm small rooms, large rooms and conservatories in 2022. When the price of gas soars, a portable electric…
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10 Modern TV Concepts That Look Great In Contemporary Design
The newest projects in electronics demonstrate that TVs can become a piece of art and function as a natural part of interior design. For interior designers, there’s always been a love/hate…
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The Best Black Friday Sales on Big, Expensive Appliances
KitchenAid stand mixers, iRobot Roombas, Vitamix and espresso machines are all on sale for Black Friday. While the holiday season is sure to increase your levels of stress, the great deals…
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Ghana’s Informal Residents Show How Social Innovation Can Solve Urban Challenges
Local governments across the world have turned to what is called “urban innovation” in a bid to manage urban problems. The term refers to the use of smart data collection, digital…
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7 Organization Hacks That Will Transform Your Messy Home
You may have tried a zillion organization hacks to tame household clutter by obsessively paring down and hiding everything in sight. But there’s another way to tackle a…
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A Quick Guide For First-Time Renters In London
Renting a place is one of the major life decisions that you can do. Depending on where you are and on your status in life, there are different requirements that you have to meet before you can…
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10 Handy Tips For Keeping Your Home Safe While On Vacation
You work hard, which means vacations are vital for your sanity. If you’re like us, though, you spend half your vacation time worrying about things back home, and that’s not restful.…
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UK Housing Market Shows Strains From “Mini-budget”: Rightmove
Britain’s housing market lost momentum this month after Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plans upset financial markets and triggered a repricing of the mortgage market, data…
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7 Best Robot Vacuums For Keeping Your Floors Fresh
Found the perfect flooring but struggling to keep it clean? If your life is hectic, or you simply have better things to do than vacuum, let a robot vacuum cleaner take care of all that daily…
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Four Ways To Reduce Your Household Energy Use – Proven By Research
A particularly cold September has given us a glimpse of the winter to come. The cold will bite hardest for the 13% of England’s households that are already in fuel poverty. As the energy…
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