Polychromatic brickwork on the former Kingston Engine Works on Milnpark Street in Kinning Park, Glasgow. Built in 1866 for Smith Brothers and Co.
Main door to the former Printing Works on Darnley Street in Pollokshields, Glasgow. Designed by D.B. Dobson and built in 1902, the snake-headed hinges at the bottom of the door are a particularly nice touch.
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'In laboratory experiments, the scientists found that the cooling rate of their elephant skin-inspired mycelium tile was 25 per cent better than a fully flat mycelium tile, and the heating rate was 2 per cent lower.
They also found that the elephant skin-inspired tile’s cooling effect improved a further 70 per cent in simulated rain conditions, making it suitable for tropical climates.'
Jacques Tati’s “Playtime” is a playful visual treatise on modernity portraying the innate incompatibility between human nature and the Modernist expectations of behavior in space. Almost completely devoid of dialogue, shot on a massive set located near Paris known as Tativille, the film dissects Modernist architecture through one of its epitomes: the office building.
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The rather beautiful and unique Botanic Gardens Garage building on Vinicombe Street in the west end of Glasgow. Built in an Italian Romanesque style and designed by D.V. Wyllie, this former garage dates from the early 1900s.
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How Heat Pumps Became America’s Hottest Home Energy System
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Catholic News Agency: A Vatican video game? New Minecraft edition has students restore St. Peter’s Basilica. “Minecraft, the popular video game known for its blocky, pixelated graphics, has launched a new educational edition that challenges students to explore and restore St. Peter’s Basilica.”
The Cathedral of Saint Mary in Austin, Texas