INQUADRA: DeFAVERI's seamless energy efficiency
INQUADRA is DeFAVERI's flush-mounted monoblock that cancels thermal bridges for maximum energy efficiency and a minimalist design. Easy to install and customize, it marks one of the innovations from a long-established company, now part of the ECLISSE Group.
There are, of course, detractors in Israel too: the politician Meron Benvenisti, former vice-mayor of Jerusalem, has denounced the museum in the daily newspaper Ha'aretz, calling it “so hallucinatory, so irrelevant, so foreign, so megalomaniac”. Even moderate Israelis doubt that a museum conceived, financed and designed by the Americans can be a success. And, uniquely, the Palestinians agree. The timing? The structure ought to be ready no sooner than 2008, but the financing is slow: so far 85 million of the 200 needed has been collected from a dozen or so US and Canadian philanthropists. E.S.
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Stone: Origins and Future in Architecture
On June 12 and 13, 2025, IUAV University of Venice will host "Stone is…," an international forum entirely dedicated to natural stone. Organized by PNA, this event aims to thoroughly explore the material's enduring value and sustainability, featuring insights from internationally renowned speakers.