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Why 'good design' is no longer enough
THERE are three classical pillars of good architectural design: strength (durability), utility (functionality), and beauty ...
A Geochemist’s research on the age of the planet eventually brought the leaded gasoline era to a halt, and ended the ...
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A Pompeii site reveals the recipe for Roman concrete. It contradicts a famous architect’s writings
The findings, which were published December 9 in the journal Nature Communications, are the clearest evidence of mixing ...
The Roman Empire was literally built on a special form of extra-tough, self-healing concrete that has managed to stay strong for thousands of years. Modern scientists have previously been puzzled ...
A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for the secret behind Ancient Rome's ultra-durable concrete. Last year, from ...
The concrete of ancient Rome was notoriously strong. Many of the buildings, bridges, and aqueducts built by the Romans still stand today. Now, thanks to a construction site left stuck in time in the ...
Humans have a remarkable relationship with trees. Trees not only provide the oxygen we need to breathe, but also wood in its rawest form. For millennia, woodworking by carpenters, turners, and joiners ...
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