Search results for: “architecture”
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100 recent eco-friendly buildings
Green architecture means being aware of the responsibility implied in the construction and use of modern buildings, and there are many ways to express this rising consciousness. Some solutions, the ones generally called “passive,” are as old as the history of architecture, while others are born of cutting-edge technologies. Both approaches and many more are…
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Zaha Hadid – the winner of the 2013 Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award
Zaha Hadid’s compelling approach to architecture awarded with Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award Regarded as the ‘Oscars’ of female entrepreneurs and business leaders, the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award, now in its 41st year, celebrates entrepreneurial women who have made a signi?cant contribution to business life in the UK. The Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award…
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Diesel to restore Venice’s 400-year-old Rialto Bridge
Ponte di Rialto in jeans Greatly in need of repairs, Venice’s 48-metre (157 foot) long Ponte di Rialto, one of the most beautiful bridges in the world and a true reflection of Venetian style, will be restored by “OTB”, a Company from Breganze (Vicenza, Italy) owned by Renzo Rosso (Diesel clothing company), popularly known as Italy’s…
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Hermes at Baselwolrd 2013: A wooden vessel bedecked in greenery designed by Toyo Ito, 2013 Pritzker Prize winner
Pavillon La Montre Hermes at Baselwolrd 2013 For Hermes‘s stand at Baselworld 2013, the biggest watch & jewelry fair of planet, the famous architect Toyo Ito, the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, designed testament to Hermès’ fundamental values: craftsmanship, a commitment to work carried out by hand and to the noble elegance of natural materials,…
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Baselworld 2013 – spectacular stand structures & greater radiance
2luxury2’s team at Baselworld 2013. The leading show for the watch and jewellery industry BASELWORLD, opened in Basel on Thursday, April 25, 2013 presenting the innovations and trends of the industry. The fair proudly unveiled a new mega hall complex designed by Basel architects Herzog & de Meuron, a giant brand book – a premiere…
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Mercedes-Benz GLA makes a new approach in the compact SUV segment
Mercedes-Benz is showing a compact premium-class SUV at the “Auto Shanghai” motor show (21 to 29 April 2013) in the form of its Concept GLA. Under the bonnet of this new concept vehicle sits a four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine rated at 155 kW (211 hp) with a displacement of 1991 cc. Its power is transmitted…