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Courtesy of De DakdoktersBelow that stretches a filter layer, which keeps the soil from getting into the next layer, a lightweight crate system that stores the water. And finally, below that you’ve got additional layers to keep water and…

We need to make the exterior parts of buildings that people focus on more interesting, so that people want to protect rather than replace them. But most people aren’t architects or city planners—they can’t change the designs of what’s…

Architectural Modern architecture (also called modernist architecture) was an architectural movement and style that was prominent in the second half of the 20th century, between the earlier Art Deco and later postmodern movements. Modern…

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.In 1997, Jay Shafer built his first tiny house: a miniature country chapel with tastefully weathered wood, a high-pitched roof, and tall,…

“My own solution for the problem of Venice is to let her sink,” wrote British author and onetime Venice resident Jan Morris with casual mercilessness in a 1971 essay for The Architectural Review . She reiterated the point in The New York…

Architectural style This simple cottage, Ascott House in Buckinghamshire designed c. 1876 by George Devey, is an early example of Tudorbethan influence Half-timbering, Gothic Revival tracery and Jacobean carved porch brackets combine in…

Ripping down an existing structure means wasting all the energy that went into the creation of its materials. The destruction itself also requires energy, and the waste materials must be moved to landfills. Add that to the energy and…

In July 2028, Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympic Games. There will be years of prep before then: architectural plans, new construction, and infrastructure to accommodate the tens of thousands of arriving athletes, not to mention…

Calista Redmond, CEO of RISC-V International, announced at Embedded World that there are currently ten billion RISC-V cores in the marketplace. ARM RISC-V architecture has shipped 10 billion cores, reported…

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