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Century-old building transformed into Industry West headquarters

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Industry West 's headquarters is now based out of one of the few remaining commercial buildings from "the old city of South Jacksonville of 1907 to 1932". The two-year adaptive reuse project involved refurbishing all three storeys of the 11,702-square-foot (1,087-square-metre) building, which dates back to 1912.

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Free Housing for Educators Benefits Teachers as Well as Families

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A new multifamily building in New Haven by students at Yale’s architecture school provides relief for an underpaid workforce—and their community. They also included wider hallways to accommodate strollers and ample natural light from large windows and skylights. A housing experiment is unfolding in New Haven.

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Corian Solid Surface helps develop sustainable spaces for people to live and work

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Top image: a skylight-lit kitchen for a country home featuring countertops in the brand's Carrara Crema colour. A contemporary plant-filled bathroom featuring Corian Solid Surface in the colour Rosemary. Corian Solid Surface in Ash Aggregate was used to finish a contemporary restaurant's surfaces.

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The Dezeen guide to solar power

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Silicon-based solar cells are by far the most prevalent, making up around 95 per cent of the commercial photovoltaics market. If they become commercially viable, organic solar cells would have the advantage of requiring much less energy to produce and not being reliant on finite elements, making them potentially cheaper to manufacture.

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Modernist Heritage: The Global Architecture Initiative that Rebuilt Post-Earthquake Skopje

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On July 26th, 1963, the city of Skopje in Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) was struck by a catastrophic earthquake that destroyed almost 80% of its buildings, claiming over 1,000 lives. These buildings have become integral parts of Skopje’s urban landscape, serving as a testimony to the power of solidarity and unity.

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Designing for the South African Climate

DesignScape Architects

Practical designing has to take all of the above into account, depending on the context of the location in which a building will take shape. It should come as no surprise though that no matter the climate, taking the location’s environment into consideration is of the utmost importance in ensuring the long term performance of a building.

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Fifty architects and designers you need to know on Earth Day

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As CEO of Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter , Alexandra Hagen is an industry leader in the shift towards more sustainable, zero-carbon buildings. White Arkitekter has pledged to design only carbon-neutral or carbon-negative buildings by 2030. Adebayo Oke-Lawal is a Nigerian fashion designer. Find out more about Superflux ›.

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