Architecture after COVID: how the pandemic inspired building designers: An architect working on a model. Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Walking during lockdowns, following protocols and restrictions, city dwellers witnessed the birth of a new architectural aesthetic. Concern with infection began gradually redefining the space of cities and the social choreography of daily urban life. This has led …
Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy – and it’s becoming an achievable goal: The far side of the Moon is an attractive place to carry out astronomy. NASA / Ernie Wright Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organised by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are …
A Guide to Link Building Strategies: Link building is an essential aspect of search engine optimization (SEO) and is the process of acquiring hyperlinks from other websites to your own website. In this blog post, we’ll be discussing the importance of link building, the different types of links, and strategies for successful link building. …
Building more inclusive pregnancy services for trans and non-binary people isn’t about a culture war: Many midwives want to be prepared in how to care for all patients. Lookslikephoto.com/Shutterstock It’s been reported that NHS England has paused plans to deliver a training programme to improve inclusion of gender diversity in pregnancy services. This is following …
Non-racial South Africa: book shows debate on nation building is still relevant today: The African National Congress’s fully black leadership belies its commitment to non-racialism. Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images There has been much comment recently on the lack of representation of minorities in the leadership structures of South Africa’s governing party, the African …
6 tips for building an effective DevOps culture: 6 tips for building an effective DevOps culture Yauhen Zaremba Thu, 01/05/2023 – 03:00 Why would you want to build a DevOps culture? There are many benefits to the streamlined collaboration of the development and operations teams. A major goal is efficiency: Increasing the speed of new …
Benin is building a themed park to remember slavery – is history up for sale?: A lifesize replica of a slave ship graces Project Marina. Screenshot/YouTube/Presidency of Benin The Marina Project is a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, a coastal town in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The country …
Building a more inclusive SA society through digital payments innovation: Between rising interest rates and petrol prices, stellar cost-of-living-increases, and a dire lack of electricity, South Africans may feel like they legitimately have a lot to complain about right now. But the one thing that we certainly can’t criticise is the quality of our banking …
My work investigating the links between viruses and Alzheimer’s disease was dismissed for years – but now the evidence is building: Shutterstock/Jorm S This article is part of the Insights Uncharted Brain series. There are many competing theories about what causes Alzheimer’s disease. Here, Ruth Itzhaki reflects on a career dedicated to one of the …
Stirling prize: why Cambridge’s Magdalene library was named the UK’s best new building: Each year the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) awards its Stirling Prize to one of the UK’s best new buildings. For its 26th year, the prize in 2022 was awarded to the Irish architect Niall McLaughlin, for the new library he …
Floods in Nigeria: building dams and planting trees among steps that should be taken to curb the damage: Floods have hit 27 of Nigeria's 36 states this year. Sodiq Adelakun/AFP via Getty Images Nigerians are no strangers to flooding. In some parts of the country, flooding is an annual event. But the intensity varies from …
Nobel prize awarded for ‘click chemistry’ – an environmentally friendly method of building molecules: The 2022 Nobel prize for Chemistry has been awarded to a trio for developing click chemistry, an environmentally friendly method for rapidly joining molecules to develop cancer treatments, create materials and illuminate the workings of cells. Carolyn R. Bertozzi from Stanford …
Construction waste is costly: what’s causing it on South African building sites: PeopleImages/Getty Images The construction industry contributes significantly to a country’s economy through infrastructure development. The industry has expanded rapidly worldwide and further growth is expected. This has contributed to a great deal more construction waste being generated – which has been identified as …
Russia is building a closer alliance with the world’s autocracies – the west should beware: Russia is planning to buy “millions” of Soviet-era weapons from North Korea, a recent US intelligence report revealed. Britain’s defence intelligence has also confirmed that Russia is already using Iranian-made drones in Ukraine. The revelations follow a series of diplomatic …
A cool South African City image: Red Brick building Pietermaritzburg Image by Kleinz1 This shot of a red-brick building was taken at night without a flash. The building in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa is typical of the Victorian heritage in the city. Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za – CLICK HERE to learn more about …
A cool Camps Bay Beach image: “Dune Building” Image by Kevin Farley Dune "Restoration"…at Davis Park , Fire Island. This effort washed away by October !!? As were similar efforts at Atlantiqe , and elsewhere , in previous years ! If grass is planted in rows…does that channel the wind to erode away from the …
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Check out this South African City image: Markel Building 5–Parking Image by David Hoffman ’41 (Mostly off) The Markel Building is just outside the city limits of Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. A 2005 plaque erected by the county reads: "The Markel Corporation commissioned architect Haig Jamgochian, a Richmond native, to design their headquarters in …