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A Glimpse into the Evolution of Insulation Materials in Architecture

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As an example, beginning with the primitive huts used in the earliest forms of domestic architecture, furs were employed as an exterior covering to restrict the flow of air and, consequently, regulate the interior environment. Read more ยป

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Architectural Resilience: Designing for Extreme Weather Conditions in the Southwest Desert

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Characterized by scorching heat, arid landscapes and occasional desert storms, this region demands innovative solutions to ensure the resilience of built environments. Straw bale construction provides another eco-friendly option, offering well-insulated walls that regulate indoor temperatures effectively and reduce energy consumption.

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Sustainable Practice: Is Construction on the Cusp of a Green Cement Revolution?

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More so, to a large extent, this is happening unabated โ€” or certainly faster than regulations and legislation seem capable of keeping up. But while Britain’s green credentials seem increasingly questionable, the country is still home to some of the most pioneering research in the fields of climate and the environment.

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RIBA Royal Gold Medal award was "brave move" says Yasmeen Lari

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Lari spent much of her career designing big-budget buildings, such as the Pakistan State Oil head office in Karachi, before retiring in 2000 to focus instead on projects aimed at alleviating poverty and protecting the environment. The more meagre the resources, the more attention is needed to create well-designed environments."

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HawkinsBrown renovates Reading offices to create a "connection to nature"

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The project is located on a business park "We know that colours can facilitate, regulate, and even influence people's behaviour โ€“ our colour palette takes its cues from the natural landscape and compliments the neutral tones of the existing buildings," explained HawkinsBrown. "The The photography is by Jack Hobhouse.

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Casa Pau | Besonias Almeida arquitectos

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The challenge of this commission was then to conceive a house that had to start playing alone, establishing its laws, and waiting for completion that, regulated in this type of urbanization, encourages the proliferation of formally autistic loose objects surrounded by gardens. With adjustable orientation.

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Foster + Partners criticises RIBA climate report over "deviation" from global treaty

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The UK's largest architecture firm, Foster + Partners , has criticised a RIBA sustainability report backed by nearly 250 built environment organisations, claiming that it contradicts the watershed Paris Agreement treaty on climate change. The top photo is by Nigel Young courtesy of the Norman Foster Foundation.