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Sustainable architecture and classrooms of the future have finally come together in an Australian green building concept that is out of this world. The latest renderings of what is arguably one of world's most impressive sustainable educational facilities have been released and already they are causing a stir in both architectural and green building fields. Created by architectural firm LAVA, the aptly named 'classroom of the future' is a design concept that sees the creation of a prefabricated, relocatable learning environment, which incorporates innovative and clever design features.

Photography: Courtesy Karim Noorani & Co. Modern corporate canteens require new interpretations of design. Ar. Biswas & Kumar Associates articulates this fact via an exigent kitchen facility in Mumbai... Corporate culture has seen a sea-change in recent times.

By Pari Syal Photography: Courtesy Eram Scientific E-Toilet christened "Delight" is India's technological answer to public sanitation ensuring cleanliness, sustainability and efficient maintenance. Scarcity of toilets has not been the crippling issue in our country; it is the lack of maintenance of existing facilities that is the key problem tarnishing the public sanitation system and making it unfit for use.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in Wake County, North Carolina, US, has had its modernised Terminal 1 opened, marking the end of several development projects at the facility over a 20-year period.

Three of the ten biggest power stations in China are hydro-based, including the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, while the other seven are coal-fired. Power-technology.com profiles the ten biggest Chinese power stations based on installed capacity. The Three Gorges power station located in Yichang in Hubei province is by far the world's biggest power generation facility.

because it's a natural build up .. done by bacteria (bacilla pasteurri) which transforms sand into rock ...

The 115MW El Arrayán wind power plant will be the largest wind energy facility in Chile once complete. Located about 400km north of Santiago in the coastal zone of Ovalle, the project was developed by Parque Eolico El Arrayan, a joint venture between Pattern Energy and Antofagasta Minerals.

From Denver International Airport to Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Airport-technology.com picks the 10 best pet-friendly airports in the US, based on facilities specifically designed to keep pets safe and happy. Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, is home to a premium on-airport resort for pets.

The ten biggest power stations in Russia include four hydroelectric power facilities, four nuclear power stations, and two gas-fired power stations. Power-technology.com profiles the ten biggest Russian power stations by installed capacity.

Football-loving Senegal gets ready for the Stade Du Senegal in the city of #Diamniadio, designed by Tabanlioglu Architects to celebrate the sport and mark the country's cultural identity