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A tube for cars? Proposal to bury London’s traffic says it’s ‘next best thing...

The proposed CarTube supposedly reclaims streets for people by moving cars on to a underground network of automated tracks. The post A tube for cars? Proposal to bury London’s traffic says it’s ‘next...

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Dusai Resort & Spa / VITTI Sthapati Brindo

Harbored in serene green hillocks of the tea plantation area in northeast Bangladesh, "Dusai Resort & Spa" is the first of its kind destination resort ... The post Dusai Resort & Spa / VITTI...

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Benefits of Using Overhead Cranes in Modern Industries

Overhead cranes are important tools used in some modern industry sectors such as construction, manufacturing, mining and shipping The post Benefits of Using Overhead Cranes in Modern Industries...

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Why do you need a home safety and security Alarm?

Many people find alarm clocks as something that is simply annoying, but also something that is equally necessary The post Why do you need a home safety and security Alarm? appeared first on...

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MVRDV’s Y House, a private villa offering escapism from city life

MVRDV’s Y House looks set to become the focal point of a new residential development, serving as a weekend retreat for city workers The post MVRDV’s Y House, a private villa offering escapism from city...

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Call for Submission – Sydney Rehearsal Follies

ARCHmedium proposes the creation of a new integrated pavilion dedicated to music that complements the scenic purpose of the famous Sydney Opera The post Call for Submission – Sydney Rehearsal Follies...

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Beautiful shelving solutions for bookworms

Nothing makes a new apartment or condominium unit feel like home than having all of your favorite titles beautifully displayed The post Beautiful shelving solutions for bookworms appeared first on...

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Artificial grass in urban areas

Grass is always and usually a basis of good view. It creates a good-looking environment and makes it effective for use and many more activities The post Artificial grass in urban areas appeared first...

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Kiev pensioner turns scruffy stairwell into a gilded palace

Vladimir Chaika has spent years installing ornamental plaster mouldings and art reproductions in a Soviet-era block of flats The post Kiev pensioner turns scruffy stairwell into a gilded palace...

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Weyerhaeuser Moves Out of the Woods and Into Urban Seattle

The new headquarters of Weyerhaeuser seem an exception to other office buildings in this waterfront city The post Weyerhaeuser Moves Out of the Woods and Into Urban Seattle appeared first on...

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How To Build A House: Step By Step Guide

Before you start building your new home, you need to do some calculations to be sure you can actually afford to build the home that you want The post How To Build A House: Step By Step Guide appeared...

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Glenn Murcutt on mosque without minarets, and architecture designed to transform

Glenn Murcutt hopes the mosque in Newport, Melbourne, will embrace the Islamic and Australian community The post Glenn Murcutt on mosque without minarets, and architecture designed to transform...

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Where is the world’s most ‘godless’ city?

Norwich has the highest proportion of residents describing themselves as having no religion, while Berlin has been called the ‘atheist capital of Europe’... The post Where is the world’s most ‘godless’...

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Mathematics: The Winton Gallery opens at the Science Museum

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the permanent new gallery reveals the importance of mathematics in all our lives through remarkable historical artefacts, stories and design The post Mathematics: The...

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The Corner House / Poly Studio

This project involved the re-configuration and extension of an Edwardian weatherboard house in the Melbourne suburb of Balaclava ... The post The Corner House / Poly Studio appeared first on...

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Hotel Project Would Revive Embodiment of Jet Age at Kennedy Airport

The plan is to revive the building as the public entrance leading to a new two-building, six-story, 505-room hotel in the crescent-shaped area ... The post Hotel Project Would Revive Embodiment of Jet...

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An Architect Shares His Go-To Materials

Have you ever really considered, like really genuinely considered, if you were using the right materials or features for your home remodel? The post An Architect Shares His Go-To Materials appeared...

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Inside Regent Park: Toronto’s test case for public-private gentrification

Once notorious for bedbugs and crime, the Regent Park social housing development has been transformed with a $1bn revitalisation ... The post Inside Regent Park: Toronto’s test case for public-private...

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Foster + Partners’ Oceanwide Center breaks ground

Situated in the rapidly changing Transbay Area of San Francisco, close to Market Street and the financial district, this transit-oriented development ... The post Foster + Partners’ Oceanwide Center...

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Spikes, railings and water are weapons of ‘dehumanising’ campaign against...

Charity says that rough sleepers are victims of ‘defensive architecture’ built to stop them resting outdoors The post Spikes, railings and water are weapons of ‘dehumanising’ campaign against homeless...

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