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Fact of the day: How an Abandoned Cement Plant Became One of the World’s Most Extraordinary Homes

When Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon a crumbling cement factory in 1973, he saw more than just decay — he saw potential. Over the following decades, he transformed the industrial ruin into his private residence and creative headquarters, now famously known as La Fábrica.

Rather than tearing it down, Bofill honored the building’s industrial soul. He preserved the towering silos, rugged pipes, and stark concrete walls, then reimagined them with lush greenery, expansive glass, and sleek modern finishes.

Inside, the space unfolds like a dream — with towering libraries, serene lounges, and workspaces that blur the line between nature and architecture. Every room tells a different story: a minimalist white office bathed in light, a dramatic crimson salon adorned with marble and velvet, and more.

Outside, untamed gardens and overgrown terraces wind their way around the massive structures, softening their brutalist form with palms, ivy, and blooming wildness.

The result is a breathtaking fusion of past and future — a surreal sanctuary that feels both ancient and avant-garde. La Fábrica stands as a legendary example of adaptive reuse, turning industrial ruin into architectural poetry.

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Topic: EMPTY PLATES, BREAK FUTURE - HOW MALNUTRITION IS DESTROYING NORTHERN NIGERIA

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The Trump administration has opened the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to commercial fishing through an executive order issued Thursday. ⁠
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The monument, which spans nearly 500,000 square miles in the central Pacific, was originally established under President George W. Bush and expanded under President Obama. It includes coral reef ecosystems and habitats for species such as sea turtles, whales, dolphins, sharks, and manta rays.⁠
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended the move, stating, “The economic zone around Hawaii and Samoa is huge and it’s exclusively ours, so why wouldn’t we have our fishermen fish there?” ⁠
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He added, “We were stopping our own fishermen from going off the coast. It’s totally the opposite of common sense.” Only U.S.-flagged vessels and select foreign vessels with American workers will be allowed to operate within 50 to 200 nautical miles of the monument’s islands.⁠
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