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Cladding is an especially underrated, but incredibly important, element of any house design project. It will be instrumental in how your house is perceived and how it ages in time. But how much does ...

The Greenhill Building at Harrow Arts Centre (HAC), by Chris Dyson Architects, is a fully cross-laminated timber (CLT) two-storey events space in north-west London. This method, which was more typical ...

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