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Why the Unsexy Sewers Beneath Our Feet Are Key to Safeguarding the Future

Dwell

Instead of disgorging into the Thames, the diverted sewage will travel to a treatment facility. Some critics think the Tideway’s £4 billion price tag is excessive, particularly because some of it falls to customers, whose water bills are rising to cover the ballooning cost. (By Projects on this scale aren’t universally adored.

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Eleven innovative designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge

Deezen

The concept aims to divert electronic waste from landfills and contribute to a circular economy, where valuable resources are reused to ignite curiosity and foster imagination amongst students. The devices would be equipped with GPS and NFC tags that enable owners to expeditiously locate them if lost.

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How to Get Infrastructure Done on Time and on Budget

Community Architect

Many of Stuttgart’s citizens were shocked by the estimated €4.5BN price tag back in 2009, before work started. Construction finally began in 2010 and was due to complete in 2019, but now 2025 is the latest target; not a great look for a project that was intended to ring in the 21st century and was named accordingly.

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

To compare the difference between demolition versus deconstruction is pretty simple: Demolition = shut down/ disconnect utilities, smash everything down, haul off to the dump Deconstruction = Tcrews carefully deconstruct the building to salvage as many of the reusable materials as possible, diverting them from local landfills.