Zaha’s Timber Investcorp Building – £11m Middle East Centre for St Anthony’s OxfordInnovative Double Curved Timber RoofAward winning Zaha Hadid Architects chose structural timber to slot their advanced design into the very restricted site. Respecting the existing period buildings and landscape, its stainless-steel facade softly reflects natural light to echo the building’s context.Royal Keynote for […]
Archives for August 2016
The Nano Membrane Toilet
– needs no external energy or water Prototype ‘super-toilet’Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates’ Foundation researchers at Cranfield University have developed a ‘super toilet’ that generates its own power, doesn’t need mains water and can even charge your phone. Autonomous SystemThe toilet that works without being connected to water or sewage systems, and that […]
