With tensions between India and Pakistan running high over an attack on an Indian air base, New Delhi has alluded to the possibility of revisiting a crucial water agreement with Pakistan, but a high-ranking U.N. official cautioned against getting caught up in “water-war rhetoric.” Under the 1960 treaty, Pakistan has the right to use water … Read more
Thailand’s tallest building, MahaNakhon, put on a spectacular light and sound show on Monday to celebrate the completion of the megastructure. The skyscraper, with fragmented architecture, has been a show-stopper in Bangkok’s Silom central business area since it started taking shape. The 314-meter-high all-purpose skyscraper was designed by Buro Ole Scheeren, the Berlin-based architecture firm … Read more
Zaha Hadid was widely regarded to be the greatest female architect in the world today. Born in Baghdad in 1950, she studied mathematics at the American university of Beirut before starting her architectural journy in 1972 at the Architectural Association in London. By 1979 she had established her own practice in London – Zaha Hadid … Read more
A Washington man’s cement home is still standing after surviving a raging wildfire that passed his home and scorched acres of surrounding land. John Belles said he was prepared for the inevitability of a wildfire when he built his thin-shelled, concrete dome in 1999 surrounded by dry fields in Okanogan County. ABC Latest News | … Read more
“Necessity is the mother of invention” – The quote that explains the reason why inventions exists around us. Most of the houses are build with bricks, the bricks a unit construction entity that makes up the building from sub-structure to superstructure. The cost of bricks owns a major share in the cost of the building. … Read more