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interview: norman foster & holcim explore refugee crisis with housing prototype in venice

unveiled during the venice architecture biennale, the housing prototype seeks to provide safety, comfort and wellbeing for displaced communities who live in temporary settlements.
giant set of chairs and table shelters nikken sekkei's mixed-use 'sweets bank' in japan

the facility creates a curious new monument for both the city and sweets brand.
gurdau winery emerges as a ripple in the undulating landscape of kurdějov in czech republic

the roof is adorned with an extensive green cover, perforated by circular cutouts to embrace an indoor-outdoor experience.
the laboratory of the future: what to expect at the venice architecture biennale 2023

the 18th venice architecture biennale will open its doors to the public on may 20, 2023.
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Renewable energy sources — once the fuel of the future, then practical in specific, narrow applications — are increasingly economic mainstream sources of power generation. Hydropower was long the mainstay of U.S. renewable electricity generation, although wind power surpassed hydro for the first time in 2019, and solar continues its rapid growth. The continued growth of wind and solar, with their fluctuations, is tied in part to improvements in storage technology: batteries.

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