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This magnificent ‘Strata Tower’ is going to adorn the Abu Dhabi skyline by the year 2011. The 40-storeyed residential complex conceived by expert based architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, founders of Asymptote Architecture (1989)when...
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Eco Factor: Sustainable school building constructed from natural materials.
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Construction of new homes plunged to a record low in January as all parts of the country showed big declines in building activity.
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Kolkatans have every reason to smile and feel proud. India’s first residential complex, that derives its power solely from solar radiation, got inaugurated at New...
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