Zaha Hadid refugee tents

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Zaha Hadid was an Iraqi and Middle Eastern woman architect, a starchitect legend who died too soon. She was the first female architect (and first Muslim) to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize. But the firm behind her name and iconic feminine language carries on. While we don’t love that Zaha Hadid‘s firm is behind the […]

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Super Adobe by Cal-Tech and Nader Khalili

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Want to make a low cost home from natural, local materials that last? Try a Super Adobe invented by Nader Khalili.

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How to make your deck sustainable

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We know that the wood industry is causing deforestation, harm to animals and people and climate change. A new UN project to track illegal timber is now set up, but play your part by making "smart wood" choices when building a new deck this summer, or winter if you are in temperate climates. 

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