ðŸ˜ŽÂ SpecifiedBy Digest - An Alaskan Stacked Log Cabin & The Psychological Cost of Boring Buildings

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26th April 2016

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Alaskan Attorney Builds 185 Foot Stacked Log Cabin Tower in the Wilderness

What started as a 40×40 foot log cabin has grown into an extraordinary architectural marvel. phillip weidner, an attorney in anchorage, alaska, has been building his ‘goose creek tower’ in the mountainous landscape of talkeetna for years.

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The Psychological Cost of Boring Buildings

New Yorkers have long bemoaned their city being overrun by bland office towers. In this article Jacoba Urist explores if boring architecture may take an emotional toll on the people forced to live in and around it?

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How Cutting-Edge Materials Will Change the Look of the Cities of the Future

Thinner, lighter, smoother, and curvier than ever before — those are the cities of the future, thanks to the discovery of new building materials and the creative repurposing of traditional ones.

Read more: Rowena Fletcher-Wood

Smart Product: CoelLux

CoeLux is an optical system based on nano technology to artificially reproduce the natural light and visual appearance of the sun and sky. CoeLux offers a breakthrough opportunity for indoor architecture by creating the sensation of infinite space.

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This Swedish Scientist's Transparent Wood Could Transform Architecture

Swedish researchers have figure out a whole new use for all the wood in their country: they've made it transparent. In the future, this emerging material could be used as a stronger, more environmentally sustainable replacement for plastic or glass—in everything from wooden windows to wooden Coca-Cola bottles.

Read more: John Brownlee

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Kosnic Lighting

Kosnic Lighting are a leading designer, manufacturer and established expert in LED technology - lamps, luminaires and bespoke lighting solutions. An independent British company with global reach throughout Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia.

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Galloway Stone Products

Galloway Granite Ltd, stonemasons, was established by Robert William Mackenzie in southwest Scotland in 1928. Initially producing hand-crafted, headstones from local Creetown & Dalbeattie granites for local trade, the company has developed and diversified over the following 3 generations to provide a huge variety of quality masonry products to clients nationwide.

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Hush Acoustics

Hush Acoustics have designed and manufactured high performance acoustic products and systems for over 30 years. They are one of the longest established acoustic solutions specialists in the United Kingdom.

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