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FeaturesMobile structure with multiple states of being
Raumlabor’s Küchenmonument, functioned as the place for numerous events, talks, discussions during the opening days of the Venice biennial. Raumlabor also invited visitors to take part in producing a man-made-megastructure, called the generator. In an on-site workshop visitors could produce their own “sedia veneziana”, which was then incorporate into ...
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FeaturesTugendhat House
Villa Tugendhat is a historical building in the wealthy neighbourhood of Černá Pole in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Tugendhat House plan
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FeaturesVilla Savoye
Villa Savoye is a modernist villa in Poissy, in the outskirts of Paris, France. It was designed by Swiss architects Le Corbusier and his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, and built between 1928 and 1931 using reinforced concrete.
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FeaturesConwy plans tourism discount for locals
A card giving people in Conwy county a discount on local tourist attractions could help save jobs, say council officers.
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NewsBattle lines drawn over castle grounds
A row over the future of the grounds of an 11th Century castle is due to be settled at a public hearing.
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NewsSouthern Britain battered by St Jude
Hurricane strength winds battered southern Britain on Monday, leaving a trail of damage, before heading eastwards into mainland Europe
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FeaturesRare red squirrels imported to Tresco
The red squirrel is one of Britain’s most treasured native creatures, but it’s also one of its most endangered. A project aims to provide red squirrels with a brand new home in the Isle of Scilly where there are currently no grey squirrels. A group of red squirrels from the ...
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NewsScotland moves to more clinical focus
Pharmacy in Scotland is set to be transformed by a new-year action plan published last week by the Scottish government.
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FeaturesOsprey breeding success with artificial nests
Gwynedd-based volunteer group Friends of the Ospreys say 2013 has been a good year for the Welsh ospreys, with the breeding pair producing two healthy female chicks. There were a lot more ospreys in the local nests, including blue 24 from the rutland osprey project, so next year may see ...
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Peugeot unveils the HX1 concept
Is this the future of the MPV? Low slung six-seater boasts scissor doors and hybrid tech
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Bruno Senna gets Lotus Renault drive
The most famous racing surname returns to a black ‘n’ gold liveried Lotus…
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Aston Martin Zagato road car revealed
Three HUNDRED and thirty thousand. That’s precisely how many pounds you’ll need to buy the roadgoing Aston Zagato. That’s £239,105 more than the V12 Vantage it’s based on…So how are Aston justifying the price tag? It’s all about the styling, it seems. Designed to celebrate the golden anniversary of the ...
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NewsDamp hands spread bacteria
Peer-reviewed research provides backing for hygienic credentials of Dyson Airblade™ dryer.
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Search underway for best international engineering talent
The founder of the iconic Dyson brand today claimed that his company is leading the country in a search to find the very best engineering talent.
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CommentEffective use of 3D modelling for improved project workflow and increased productivity
Presented by Bentley and Mining Journal
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ResearchAmazing facts about the Square Kilometre Array
Did you know the SKA will be so sensitive that it will be able to detect an airport radar on a planet 50 light years away?
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FeaturesAlicia Hall Moran
The trick is not so much the singing of opera. The trick is to make the singing of opera soar like you were singing The Supremes. Even when you’re singing The Supremes. And she does. Oh, yes, she does. Ladies and gentlemen: opera’s newest diva: Alicia Hall Moran.
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Measles cases in Wales approaching 700 mark
Measles cases continue to be reported across Wales, which is facing an outbreak of the infection with the majority of cases in the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg, Powys and Hywel Dda Health Board areas.Public Health Wales revealed yesterday (11 April 2013) that 693 cases have so far been reported in the ...
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ResearchNature: DNA anniversary — still fabulous at sixty
Sixty years ago, Nature published the structure of DNA. Rachel Airley and Sophie Khatib look at attitudes at the time and ponder how the discovery led the way for “omic” sciences
