As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the construction of a total of 239,500 dwellings was permitted in Germany in 2012. Compared with the same period of 2011, this indicates an increase of 4.8 percent or 11,100 ...
To suggest to all of us how to make a habitat more livable and elegant, where you can combine style and design, the first week of November, in Milan and Rome are held two major exhibitions devoted to furnishing and open to the general ...
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Prestigious, elegant and a perfect partner to enjoy relaxing in the open air with these qualities, outdoor collection Greenfield received in 2009 a broad consensus from the public but also of the opinion leaders, so that one of his lines - ...
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Visitors will be invited to experience a ‘day in the life’ of Saint-Gobain products, systems and technologies at Ecobuild 2013 on stand N310. The 225m² stand is designed to show how products and systems from the ...
AFP reported that perched on a hill by the iron ore mine it was once built around, the sleepy northerly Swedish town of Kiruna is in the process of reinventing itself. It has to: in 4 years, it will have moved somewhere else. At the turn ...
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The paint and coatings industry has put a tremendous emphasis on the Chinese market where the largest international paint manufacturers all have built major operations and continue to invest there. Chinese paints and coatings ...
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When Modernist architect Ulrich Franzen died recently at the age of 91, he was mostly remembered for his hulking concrete office and university buildings in the Brutalist style. But he also created delicate, crystal-like houses in ...
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Huizhou in ancient times incorporated contemporary Huangshan City in Anhui Province and Wuyuan County in Jiangxi Province. As decorative carvings in the constructions of ancient Huizhou during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, "Three Types of ...
The patchwork is a traditional folk art in which a painting is created with cotton cloth and threads by hand stitching. The art with a distinctive local flavor is popular in north Shaanxi area in west China. The embryonic form of ...
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The Achang people,one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in the People's Republic of China,live mainly in Longchuan and Luxi Counties in the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Yunnan Province.Their language ...
The awareness has increased significantly regarding homes that can achieve a zero carbon footprint and still retain a comfortable living atmosphere.Some of these homes are entries in the last few years in the Solar Decathlon,a biennial ...
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Airbnb is a startup, allowing individual homeowners to offer their own spots to rent by the night, and to connect with prospective guests online. You’ve probably never seen a rental like this however. This rental option is a reused ...
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What is it about the local pub or sports bar that appeals to so many,besides the obvious beverage-oriented reasons?Maybe it has to do with a sense of comfort,and of belonging.A lot of people decide to build these kinds of spaces in their ...
Ethiopian football and athletics fans will have a new FIFA and Olympic-standard 60,000 seat stadium in Addis Ababa thanks to a competition winning design combining local identity with new technology. LAVA and Designsport,in collaboration ...
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Sound proof glass wall structure are often the best and newest newest this season.Additionally,most people enjoy to pay a lot of time in carrying out upwards our own residence.Glass walls give the illusion of the room looking bigger than ...
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