Roman and Regency on the river

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UK architect Adrian James has designed and built a house on the River Thames which is based on a steel frame with barrel-valued brick built around it. The timber ground flooring is the only part of the building not constructed from steel. The Metsec Metframe is a pre-cast steel product which can be bolted together rather than welded, enabling joins to be made more quick and cost-effectively. The lightweight steel was ideal for cutting, joining and shaping.

Usage, Residential construction, Materials, Steel, Structural, Structural steel, House construction

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River Elegy

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Chinese explorer, writer, and photographer Wong How Man describes his second expedition in the Tibetan plateau to the spring that is the source of the Yangtze River. He describes improvements in navigational techniques, variability of weather, and challenges with illness and temperamental horses. He also recalls the impressions of different members of the team upon seeing and drinking from the source.

Discovery and exploration, Records and correspondence, Yangtze River, Wong How Man

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Man-made river

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Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, is being threatened by a water supply cut short by years of drought. The Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project proposes to pipe water to the city from the Zambezi river.

Zimbabwe, Droughts

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