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Stirling Prize-winning council homes set for Right to Buy selloff

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Right to Buy "a disaster" Designed by architecture studio Mikhail Riches , Goldsmith Street is the only social-housing scheme to have won the Stirling Prize – awarded to the UK's best new building – in the competition's 26-year history. It comprises 105 homes arranged into high-density terraced streets close to Norwich city centre.

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Agency of the Subsurface

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I had the pleasure of tagging along with both Trinks and Campana last year as part of my Graham Foundation grant, “ Invisible Cities ,” and a brief write-up of that experience is now online over at WIRED. You’re not mapping an individual building. She called it “the invisible house.” You’re not just mapping a Roman villa.

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"Tiny homes are not the big solution to homelessness that we need"

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When it comes to building housing for the homeless population, we shouldn't be reinventing the wheel, or rather the floorplan. "We She writes for homelessness magazine Invisible People and has personal lived experience of homelessness. They do not properly address the root causes of the homelessness problem.

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BetteAir shower tile offers anti-slip surface that blends with the floor

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The friction effect is only activated on contact with water; when dry the coating appears invisible and has no impact on the look and feel of the surface. The waste is designed to prevent a build-up of hair, but the cover can be removed to allow cleaning when necessary. The waste cover can be removed for easy cleaning.

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Kawneer aluminium glazing systems are designed to surpass sustainability standards

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Promotion: architectural manufacturer Kawneer offers aluminium facade systems that are designed to minimise environmental impact, helping buildings to achieve sustainable certification. Kawneer is now using its sustainability expertise to advise architects and contractors on product selection, to maximise a building's energy efficiency.

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The Minimal Intervention

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Pink-tinted Air" was his expression for the coloring of the paper, which roughly echoes quotes like Louis Kahn's "the sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building" and such buildings as those designed by Luis Barragan, where light reflects off of painted walls to greatly affect spaces.

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What Are Solar Windows?

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Solar windows are among the latest developments in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) in which, rather than being applied over it, the photovoltaic element is incorporated into the building’s skin itself. From the inverter, the solar power can be stored in a battery bank or used to power devices in the building.

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