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From Thin Veils to Thick Barriers: Exploring Different Widths in Architectural Envelopes

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The Mayoral New Warehouse Logistics Center / System Arquitectura. Over time, shelters began to be made from materials found in nature, such as branches, leaves, and animal skins, evolving into more permanent and complex homes, with walls made of stone, bricks or wood, roofs to protect against rain and sun, and doors to control access.

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Tips to Integrate Photovoltaic Energy on Houses

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Solar integration is becoming an expectation among new construction homebuyers. However, with careful planning and execution, solar panels can be better incorporated during the design and construction phases. Read more ยป.

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

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Micro homes are not a humane response to the homelessness crisis, writes Cynthia Griffith as part of our Social Housing Revival series. That line of thinking usually manifests itself in various forms of micro home โ€“ the basic idea being to provide some form of shelter at the lowest possible cost to cash-strapped public bodies.

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Life Reusing Posidonia was a prototype for "hyper-local architecture" on the Balearic islands

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Completed in 2017, Life Reusing Posidonia is a multi-award winning project consisting of 14 publicly protected, low-cost homes in Sant Ferran de ses Roques, an inland town in central Formentera โ€“ one of the Balearic islands. It also created 41 jobs for workers living in Formentera or the neighbouring island of Ibiza.

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The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing

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Every time I go back to Taiwan, there's always a new housing project completing," she continued. Focus on home ownership With average house prices 22 times greater than annual incomes , Taiwan has some of the world's least affordable housing. For two decades, housing policy here was almost exclusively focused on home ownership.

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The most-read architecture and design stories of 2022

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January โ€“ Manhattan Island extension could provide homes for 250,000 people. The year began with a speculative proposal to add 1,760-acres of reclaimed land to the tip of Manhattan in a bid to provide New York with additional housing while combating climate change. Read more about the proposed Manhattan Island extension โ€บ.

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UK construction news: PMI, sector review

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UK Construction PMI November 2022, British Building Industry, United Kingdom Housebuilding Guide. UK construction news in 2022. UK Mini-Budget and Construction: Big disappointment no stamp duty relief for downsizers. UK Mini-budget Construction News. UK Mini-budget Construction News.