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In 2008, Marita Cheng identified a problem: too few girls in engineering, the field of her passion. Deciding to do something about it, Cheng and a number of her peers formed Robogirls, a student club which would set up and run LEGO robotics competitions for girls' schools around Melbourne, with teams receiving training and support in the lead up to the completion. What started from there has now grown into an organisation introducing girls to engineering in schools not just across Australia but also in England, Ireland, Holland and New Zealand.  Robogirls' success has now earned Marita the 2012 Young Australian of the Year.

The leading and world-renowned manufacturer of these roof windows came up with innovations that pushed again the level in this area significantly ahead. With high quality windows into the flat roofs, the investor no longer has to deal with window heat loss and can concentrate on achieving a pleasant summer thermal comfort.

Co-Founder & Editor of IndiaArtnDesign, Savitha Hira addresses the readers with a round-up of the year 2020, thanking them for their support and love and wishing them warmly for better tomorrows

There are times when it is hard for a family to survive within the single source of income especially when some unplanned and unavoidable expenses pop up in the middle or end of the month.

The world's important design fair - London Design Festival has begun 2 days ago. IAnD rounds up some of the must-visit events...

Lifescale - When we come across profound thinking in architecture and design, it opens up new avenues of action…Check out acclaimed Ar. Jaisim's views on architecture and share with us your feedback...Click on the link to read more>>

Three buildings - one twenty storeys high - have collapsed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, killing at least five people and injuring many others. The collapse occurred late on Wednesday (Rio time), near the municipal theatre on the city's Cinelandia square. The tallest of the buildings was twenty storeys high, says the city's mayor Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, whilst the second tallest had ten floors and the third had three or four. The latest developments come as Rio remains under worldwide scrutiny in the lead up to host the World Cup soccer in 2014 and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Towers are marketed as iconic places to work, live, visit and simply experience. It is important that they keep up their appearance. But the maintenance and cleaning of tall buildings can be a complex and costly business for building owners. Conversely, the integration of large and unsightly building maintenance units (BMU) can potentially compromise the architectural design integrity. Modern BMU designs combine the integration of efficient, cost effective cleaning and maintenance procedures with a solution that maintains the aesthetic ambitions. The cleaning technology options are numerous; from traditional abseiling techniques to self climbing cradles and davit arms, through to monorail systems and BMU machines.

Even with all of the effort going into infrastructure and damming solutions to support flood-ravaged areas of Australia, Queensland and New South Wales continue to battle against water levels that are simply too high. The latest floods up north have been so extreme that some areas still remain completely isolated with more storms and extreme weather conditions to continue. While these areas face the brunt of the flooding in this country, and have a long history of these events, the support, ongoing and present from both government and public entities, means that responsive action has been swift with future irrigation planning in place. However, these freak weather incidents will still occur, and several architectural bodies have called for a push in further resilience planning

Shaking up the Perth Skyline is a construction venture that brings together architecture acumen and functionality. A mix of these two parts can only create statement-making buildings. Developed by Leighton Properties, Stage One of the Kings Square development is set to have a substantial impact on the area both visually and in terms of market value with the project featuring as a major commercial venture in our most recent market analysis. After an unsettled 2011, its seems the construction giants are coming back in full force with a number of what promise to be statement making developments. The Kings Square development will be located on the former Perth Entertainment (PEC) site and will have a mixed-use function.

Setting up a lifestyle amidst the elements is as much a challenge for the inhabitants as it is for the architect. Check out this home in the avalanche zone in the alpine valley...

extensive _ nourrished comments to architecture for inspirations and criticisms ... get up and the downs

finding ways to architecture

as it is about green ... for fA too, som good links to find

those links are normally ry up to date, as tehre is about 11000 persons in the FB green group...

stairs example .. may stairs be replace by ramps some times... glimbing ramps and other organic stuff ... may be .

a serial of stairs ideas, done for real... a sum up there good for reviewing and take the good !

a good site about digital structures and other digital architecture... some realities ?

perhaps an up to date architecture site !

a very useful site for inspirations... full of objects/matters/materials... a little sum up and some comments ..; you can find there good stuffs ... CREAX uses Triz matrix too

A discerning interior palette can sum up to a serene chic abode - a recent exercise established by Studio VARA in SanFrancisco. Read here and leave us your comments...

The Block Research Group has teamed up with the Computation and Design Group at Zaha Hadid Architects to build a 12-by-16-metre arched footbridge in a park in Venice - entirely without reinforcement.