ACDF Architecture creates Quebec holiday home with a cantilevered living room



Montreal studio ACDF Architecture has completed a Quebec house featuring a wood store built into its facade and a living room contained within a glass box that projects over the garden (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming – USA (by Gregory…

Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming – USA (by Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith

15 Self-improvement Blogs That Had A Major Impact On My Life

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15 Self-Improvement Blogs That Had a Major Impact on My Life

best self-development blogs

According to Google, self-improvement means the improvement of one’s knowledge, status, or character by one’s own efforts.

In other words, anything that will help you grow as a conscious human begin is referred to as self-improvement. It might be a piece of art, music or words, just anything that will add to your knowledge are things that I define as self-improvement.

So I am happy to share 15 self-improvement blogs that have left an imprint on my life, which I hope will do the same for your life, too!

  1. http://ift.tt/2a9ERQd
    by Steve Palvina

This blog is the first and still the best personal development blog in the world, in my opinion. It my favorite blog because of the genuine interest Steve has for sharing everything he knows in other to help others grow consciously.  Anytime I read any of his words, I gain more clarity about life.

  1. Pickthebrain.com
    by Erin Falconer

(Yes, Erin knows she came in second – and still published this article – that’s why I love her!) One outstanding quality about pickthebrain that I love so much is the openness of the blog. I love the way in which you can easily get your voice to be heard, all over the World Wide Web with just a single guest post.

This blog always gives a freelance motivational writer like me hope, because I know i can quickly get my message out there.

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    by Donald Latumahina

This blog employs simply motivational messages, that help inspire me everyday. It’s the simple words he uses to pass his message along is what attracted me to the blog in the first place and has kept me there ever since.

  1. www.naijapreneur.com                                                                                                                 By Tito Philip

I enjoy the entrepreneur advice Tito gives out weekly. It has really helped me improve my business skills. If you want to have a strong entrepreneur mindset, then you should visit this blog on the regular.

  1. www.Copybloger.com

by Brain Clark

This blog really helps me to improve my writing skills. I so much love the powerful effective content marketing education they give out. This is what help me to build remarkable online presence.

  1. www.writetodone.com

By Mary Jaksch

This site really help me to become a confident writer. The great writing advice she share will help take you from an average scribe to a great, fully invested writer.

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By Pat Flynn

Just as the name suggests, smart passive income, this blog will teach you to take your side hustle and build it from a seed to a fully blooming flower. Pat shares experiences that are informative and inspirational – and truly has a unique voice and point of view!

  1. www.probogger.com

By Darren Rowse

For years now, problogger has been my home for all of the latest blogging trends, design trends and generally how to grow my blog. It’s a must visit for someone interested in the business of blogging.

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By Onibaniso Bamidele

If there is one writer I respect so much, Oni is the man! I love how much he’s accomplished in such a short period of time. His great advice on freelancing his what I now live on which acts as fuel to my freelance career.

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By Celestine Chua

This blog has really help me how to be my best self and live my best life. I always arrive de-motivated and leave inspired and full of energy!

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By Steven Aitchison

This blog really help me to change my thought and my life change also. One great thing that makes m to like this site is because it will help to to handle failure and fear.

  1. www.tinybuddha.com

By Lori Deschene

I really love the simple wisdom for complex lives advice this site gives out. It always help me to be mindfulness and understand that it the present moment that really count.

  1. http://ift.tt/rLeEzD

This blog leaves an imprint on my mind because of the way it will teach you how to get connected to a target market and helps you engage your prospects to effectively inspire your audience.

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By Carol Tice

I really love the practical advice this blog gives for all those hungry writers out there, who are interested making a career out of their craft. If you are looking for the easiest and best way to make money online as a freelance writer, then consult this blog.

  1. www.ZenHabits.com

By Leo Babauta

The simplicity of zenhabits is what makes me love this blog. This site will teach you how to do less and achieve more. It will also help you create good habits and drop bad habits which will clear all the clutters in my life.

P.S: Always remember that this is the age of Reading and reflecting!

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Samuel Ogundiya is the creator of samdiya.com the self-improvement blog that will motivate you to Redefine Yourself.

Looking for a professional motivational freelance writer? Hire me now.

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Rio 2016 handball arena will dismantle to become four schools



Rio 2016: the handball arena set to host events during the Rio Olympics next month is designed to be taken down and rebuilt as schools around the city (+ slideshow). (more…)

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House of Owls / Alexandra Demenighi + Rodrigo Vargas Souza


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© Mauro Goulart Fotografia

© Mauro Goulart Fotografia

From the architect. Located in Florianópolis in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The house of Owls was built on a flat land between the Lagoa da Conceição and the beach of Moçambique in São João do Rio Vermelho neighborhood. The beach dunes are the natural habitat of the burrowing owl, for this reason the house got its name, because it is frequently visited by them.


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The house has a built area of ​​94 m² and is designed to be the beach house of a young couple of architects. Like many of the architectural projects, the budget was a major limiting factor for the amount available for the construction was R$ 60,000.00. Thus, a minimum needs program was adopted: living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and laundry area. The double high ceilings in the living room integrates environments and provides greater spatial extent, in addition to receiving the shelf that accommodates the owners` record collection and library.


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© Mauro Goulart Fotografia

With minimalist formal intentions, sought to rationalize the building, as proposed by Le Corbusier at the Maison Citrohan. In The project nothing was by chance, the garden terrace, for example, which is accessed by a ladder type sailor, allows views of the Lagoa da Conceição where you can enjoy a beautiful sunset.


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© Mauro Goulart Fotografia

The construction system used predominantly was the brick masonry. But the materiality experimented with different compositions such as reinforced concrete, used on the stairs and in some walls and beams and light wood frame run on the front wall, which received as external lock corrugated metal sheets and OSB as an internal closure, the aesthetics of materials in its raw state was used.


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© Mauro Goulart Fotografia

The choice of building systems and materials, were chosen taking into account the availability of local services near the building and also the constructive field of local builders.


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© Mauro Goulart Fotografia

In order to reduce environmental impacts, we used an evapotranspiration bed as an option for the treatment of residence sewage, this system treats the wastewater on site and also allows the use of these water pollutants in the form of inputs for crop production returning them, purified to the hydrologic cycle.


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© Mauro Goulart Fotografia

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Perkins+Will To Design Atlanta’s Second Tallest Tower


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Courtesy of Perkins+Will

Perkins+Will has released plans for 98 Fourteenth Street, a 920 foot (280 meter) tall residential and commercial tower that, when complete, will become Atlanta’s second tallest building behind Pritzker Prize winning architect Kevin Roche’s Bank of America Plaza. The new tower is an integral piece of a planned development called the Midtown Art Walk, a half-mile pedestrian landscape featuring innovative architecture and interactive art elements between 2 transit stations in the district. The 74-story building will contain 382 luxury residential units and 180 corporate suites, as well as retail space on the ground level.


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Courtesy of Perkins+Will


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Courtesy of Perkins+Will

The tower’s four elevations will be made of curtain wall glass surfaces pushed to different vertical planes to create the overall composition of the building. A full story sky lounge indicates the change in program on the facade, and will provide dramatic views of the Atlanta skyline.

The building will offer a range of residences varying in size and floor plan options and additional amenities including a heated, infinity edge-pool; conference and media rooms; a fitness center and yoga studio; a children’s play area; bike storage; temperature-controlled storage for food deliveries; a private dining room; and a top-of-the-line kitchen and bar.


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Courtesy of Perkins+Will

Courtesy of Perkins+Will

Courtesy of Perkins+Will

Retail will be located in the tower’s base, comprising 135,000 square feet (12,540 square meters), alongside 11 levels of enclosed parking. The building’s second level will extend to connect to Peachtree Street and 15th street, helping to improve pedestrian circulation within the block and to adjacent and future developments.

98 Fourteenth Street will begin construction this fall and is scheduled to be completed in 2019.


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Courtesy of Perkins+Will

Courtesy of Perkins+Will

Courtesy of Perkins+Will

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Studio Mumbai to use bamboo and cow dung to build third MPavilion in Melbourne



Studio Mumbai founder Bijoy Jain has revealed his design for this year’s MPavilion, billed to become the largest bamboo structure ever built in Australia (+ movie). (more…)

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Siglufjarðarkirkja by Tryggvi Thor Agnarsson …

Siglufjarðarkirkja by Tryggvi Thor Agnarsson http://flic.kr/p/wavSDV

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