5 AUGUST 2022 – Cork is considered to be one of the most sustainable building materials. It is made from the bark of Quercus (cork oak) trees, notable for being the only kind of tree whose bark could be safely harvested throughout its 200-year lifetime without harming or killing it. In fact, harvesting the bark—which […]
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Pelli and his firm’s best-known work is Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers, twin 88-story skyscrapers linked by a 41st-floor sky bridge. Built in 1998 and standing at 452 meters, the glass, steel and reinforced-concrete structure had been one of the world’s tallest buildings. Petronas kept the honour until 2004 and remains a national icon. “Building a tall skyscraper […]
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NEW YORK: IM Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, has died, the New York Times reported on Thursday (May 16). He was 102. Pei, whose portfolio included a controversial renovation of Paris’ Louvre Museum and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame […]
