Ingenhoven Architects of Düsseldorf, Germany has designed a health resort on the German island Sylt in the North Sea with the largest thatched roof in Europe, covering more than 75,000 square feet.
McCormack Partners joins the Roofing Alliance to help its mission of improving four key areas in the industry: education and training, technology, sustainability, and philanthropy.
Angered by the rejection of his plan to convert a pizza takeout building into a multi-tenant residence, a builder in Southern England exacted revenge against the town’s Council Leader by erecting a gargoyle effigy on the building.
The Chartered Institute of Building and the Institute of Roofing, two United Kingdom-based trade groups, are in talks to integrate; the CIOB is a large construction organization with a broad membership base, while the Institute of Roofing is a more specialized trade group.