Sustainable Architecture: A Complete Guide to Principles, Materials and Certification
What sustainable architecture means when it is measured, the order the decisions have to be taken in, and where to go for materials,...
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Oxford Mathematician Challenges Parthenon Optical Illusion Theory
Oxford's Alain Goriely argues the Parthenon's famous curves were not built to fix optical illusions, despite centuries of textbook claims.
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Vergalderie Alpine Guesthouse and Gallery by Christian Tonko
At 1,530 metres in the Montafon, Christian Tonko builds three holiday apartments and a contemporary art gallery inside walls 80 centimetres thick, faced...
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Building Standards and Dimensions: How to Read Them and Where to Find Them
Standard dimensions for corridors, stairs, doors, lifts, ceilings, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, parking and roof pitch, and how to read a requirement so the...
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Espace Ambroise Croizat by TAUTEM Architecture
TAUTEM turns a Montpellier site of mismatched buildings into a social third place: a solidarity grocery under reopened arches, low-carbon concrete vaults, and...
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600 Million Buildings Weighed: Why Existing Stock Is a Material Bank
A Nature Cities study weighed 606 million buildings at 835 billion tonnes; read with the idea of material memory, it frames the existing...
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Redhill Early Learning Centre by Hubo Studio
Hubo Studio builds a school for 370 young children in Johannesburg as a child-scaled city, with sixteen home bases around four ateliers and...
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Interior Design With Sustainable Materials: A Practical Guide
Interior design with sustainable materials focuses on using renewable, recycled, or low-impact products to enhance indoor air quality and reduce environmental harm.
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