Concrete

Windows, doorways, and hallways are risky places to be, even if you’re far from the blast and lucky enough to be inside a concrete-reinforced building

Researchers from Flinders University and The University of Melbourne are pioneering a groundbreaking method to transform discarded concrete into a valuable resource, paving the way for a more sustainable construction approach.

Structurally, the building is made up of white concrete, which has been carefully shaped to respond to the Sun’s trajectory

With Athens at breaking point over the last few days due to the scorching heat, calls are getting louder for simple measures to make it easier for residents to cope.

In comments to Kathimerini, University of Toronto architecture professor Petros Babasikas suggests public fountains, trees and plants in open spaces, rainwater harvesting, car restrictions and bike lanes.

Developments in major countries, such as China and Saudi Arabia, are likely to work in favor of Turkish cement companies to help them regain Western markets, according to a business group.

The Trade Ministry has vowed to take necessary measures to prevent price increases and ease supply problems in the cement market.

The ministry said in a statement that it is monitoring developments in the construction sector, which has a considerable weight for the Turkish economy, adding that it is looking into the foreign trade angle.

How have Rome's ancient aqueducts and architectural marvels such as the Pantheon, which features the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome, endured the test of time? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other institutions believe they have uncovered the mystery of the durability of the 2,000-year-old structures - self-healing concrete.

Istanbul has not been able to see the Maiden's Tower, one of the landmarks that complete its silhouette, for a while.

Last November, a pier was built around it, and it was covered with a curtain that reads "The Maiden's Tower opens its eyes again," with the logo of the Culture and Tourism Ministry on it.

The Cacabey Astronomy Madrasah which is on UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List in the central Anatolian province of Kırşehir is currently undergoing restoration.

The Cacabey Madrasah was built between 1271 and 1272 during the Seljuk era by Nureddin Cibril bin Caca Bey, the emir of Kırşehir, as an astronomical school to observe space, the first of its kind in the world.

Works have stopped at nearly 60,000 construction sites across Turkey as contractors staged a two-week protest against soaring cement prices.