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Smart Building Solutions Delivers a Matching Pair of Bespoke Clusters for Blockview Investments
BLOCKVIEW INVESTMENTS RECENTLY ENGAGED SMART BUILDING SOLUTIONS FOR TWO CLUSTER HOMES FOR ONE FATHER AND HIS SON. THE CLIENT’S BRIEF WAS NOTHING LIKE SMART BUILDING SOLUTIONS HAD ENCOUNTERED BEFORE WITH SPECIFICATIONS THAT THE TWO HOUSES SHOULD BE IDENTICAL IN EVERY DETAIL INCLUDING THE SQUARE METERAGE AND THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DESIGN. Architectural designs were provided…
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Vo Trong Nghia Architects wraps own office in urban fruit and vegetables farm
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed Urban Farming Office, its own head office in Ho Chi Minh City, creating a concrete-framed building covered in a “vertical farm” of vegetables, fruits and herbs. Located on a corner site in the city’s Thu Duc district, the Urban Farming Office was designed to be emblematic of the plant-filled, low-energy architecture…
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Karand Architectural Group Proposes JEY Park Pedestrian Bridge & Viewpoint In Tehran, Iran
Commissioned by Tehran municipality, Karand architectural group designed a viewpoint and pedestrian-bicycle bridge in a former military field in district 9 of Tehran, Iran. The first step of this project was to study the design experiences of urban viewpoints, observation towers and pedestrian bridges in terms of their role, design objectives and functions in city as urban spaces. Following the…
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Solar plant transforms rural community in Tsholotsho
THE Bemba community of Tsholotsho is enjoying the installation of a solar plant to power their homesteads and improve access to water for household and irrigation purposes. About 70 kilometres from Tsholotsho centre is Bemba village which the locals have named ‘Emaguswini Komnyamubambile’, loosely translated ‘where darkness has a grip’. The history behind the name…
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Khami Ruins National Monument— what a gem!
Sitting on top of the King’s platform at Khami Ruins outside Bulawayo, one’s eyes are greeted by the beauty and splendor of the dense, lush, green forest surrounding the enclosure. One’s mind goes back in time and tries to imagine what the king of the Kalanga Togwa/ Torwa, King Tjibundule of the Hhowu totem, was…
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The N1 Hotel Group opens their second Harare branch
THE N1 HOTEL GROUP NOW HAS FOUR PROPERTIES IN ZIMBABWE. THE FIRST HOTEL OPENED IN BULAWAYO IN 2004 AT 114 JOSHUA NKOMO STREET. THE SECOND HOTEL OPENED IN VICTORIA FALLS IN 2008 AND IN 2013 THEY OPENED THEIR THIRD HOTEL ALONG SAMORA MACHEL AVENUE IN HARARE NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH FOURTH STREET. IN MAY THIS…
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Halsteds Builders Express adds Gweru Branch
THE BRANCH STARTED TRADING ON 1ST SEPTEMBER 2022 AND THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER. MARKING THE LAUNCH WERE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL PRODUCTS, KIDS’ ACTIVITIES, FOOD STALLS, DEMONSTRATIONS, GIVEAWAYS, A PALLET OF CEMENT PRIZE AND MORE. LOCATED AT 1848 COVENTRY ROAD, GWERU, THE BRANCH IS…
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Case Construction to launch wheeled excavator range
Case Construction has announced the launch of a four-model E-Series wheeled excavator range, with a fifth, larger model joining the series in the future. The machines will be built under an existing supply agreement with South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Construction Equipment. The Case wheeled excavator line-up will include the conventional tail swing WX140E and WX160E,…
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Genie introduces its highest capacity telehandler for construction
Genie has released its new GTH-1256 telescopic handler, which builds on the robust design of the Genie 6K, 8K and 10K telehandlers and expands its telehandler family. The new 12,000 lb capacity telehandler is purposefully designed to improve durability, lower total cost of ownership and provide maximum productivity on the jobsite. Focused on simplifying fleet…
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Luca Curci Architects And Tim Fu Propose Floating City Featuring Wavy And Interconnected Platforms
Italian architecture studio Luca Curci Architects and Canadian architectural designer Tim Fu have proposed a floating city composed of wavy and organically-designed interconnected platforms that can accomodate more than 50,000 people. Dubbed Floating City, the circular-shaped masterplan is a conceptual proposal developed in response to the urgent threats of climate change that we face today. Connected with a total of 25…
