Month: November 2019

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Inquiry finds “compelling evidence” Grenfell Tower did not comply with building regulations

November 1, 2019 India Block 0
Inquiry: The UK government has promised to pay out £200 million to replace cladding from private high-rise housing, almost two years after the Grenfell Tower fire.

Insulation, cladding and decorative fins added to the exterior of Grenfell Tower during refurbishment made it noncompliant with building regulations, the inquiry into the disaster has found. The 1,000 page report has been published by inquiry chair Martin Moore-Bick. It presents the findings and recommendations from the first stage of the inquest. The first phase

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Your Complete Holiday Season Planner (42 photos)

November 1, 2019 Anne Colby 0

Yes, it’s that time of year already. Thanksgiving will be here soon, and Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s are on the horizon. You may have already booked holiday flights or started buying a few gifts. Now it’s time to get going in earnest o…

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Nordic Health Lab / Arcgency

November 1, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

NHL is a living lab in which creative solutions to future health challenges are designed, developed and tested. It is also the prototype of a modular flat pack building system that creates flexible, tactile and spacious buildings in three simple steps. The sustainable system is global born and build from a selected few high-quality-materials, it is designed for disassembly, which makes it possible to move the building to a new location and recycle materials after end-of-use.

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Nordic Health Lab / Arcgency

November 1, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

NHL is a living lab in which creative solutions to future health challenges are designed, developed and tested. It is also the prototype of a modular flat pack building system that creates flexible, tactile and spacious buildings in three simple steps. The sustainable system is global born and build from a selected few high-quality-materials, it is designed for disassembly, which makes it possible to move the building to a new location and recycle materials after end-of-use.

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Peter Marino channels happiness for renovation of Louis Vuitton store in west London

November 1, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Louis Vuitton store on London's New Bond Street, designed by Peter Marino

Peter Marino has used artwork by Tracy Emin and the Campana Brothers to animate the interior of Louis Vuitton’s New Bond Street store, which has reopened after more than a year of renovation works. Louis Vuitton dominates a corner-block of New Bond Street, a parade of luxury boutiques in west London’s affluent Mayfair neighbourhood. Over

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How to Help California Wildfire Victims (5 photos)

November 1, 2019 Julie Sheer 0

Wind-driven fires this week have displaced residents and destroyed homes in Northern and Southern California. The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has consumed nearly 77,000 acres and destroyed more than 150 homes. In Southern California, the Getty Fire …

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Open/Closed House / Juan Pablo Aschner

November 1, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

This is a rest house for a family of three, a few kilometers from El Tabacal lake, Colombia. The area is 4100 feet above sea level and has an average temperature of 73 degrees Farenheit throughout the year. The climate, humid and warm, determined the design of a cool house, which could be naturally ventilated, that could be kept open to the landscape during the day but that could offer insulation at night. To achieve this, lattices are used; suitable materials such as concrete blocks and ceramic roof tiles are used and a considerable interior height is proposed to dissipate hot air. Bedrooms are to remain away from the two facades that receive greater direct solar incidence by means of ventilated circulations.