Living on Spain’s Costa del Sol means enjoying year-round sunshine, but the region’s shifting climate patterns bring ...

Madurai: Madurai Corporation has installed palmyra-thatched roofs at traffic signals to provide relief from the scorching ...

These make the building very strong ... What makes this home so unusual is its thatched roof, made from dry straw and reeds that have been tightly packed together. It might seem strange, but ...

Such a roof requires strong structural elements and robust materials such as timber or stone before it can be clad with other things, such as thatch (8 March, p 14). A circular structure may well ...