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Friday, October 9, 2026

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Karim Al-Rashid

Features Editor

Karim Al-Rashid covers Lifestyle, Investing and Finance.

Articles by Karim Al-Rashid

Concrete spalling and carbonation: why modern buildings age faster than expected

Concrete spalling and carbonation: why modern buildings age faster than expected

Karim Al-Rashid

Metal cladding and rain screens: how buildings shed water without rotting

Metal cladding and rain screens: how buildings shed water without rotting

Karim Al-Rashid

What architects actually earn: a salary breakdown

What architects actually earn: a salary breakdown

Karim Al-Rashid

Son Llodrà House: what it means to bury a house on purpose

Son Llodrà House: what it means to bury a house on purpose

Karim Al-Rashid

What is an ADU, and how does adding one to your property actually work?

What is an ADU, and how does adding one to your property actually work?

Karim Al-Rashid

Cane lifting house module onto foundation at site

The prefab house arrives in pieces on purpose

Karim Al-Rashid

Modern house with flat roof and roof terrace at dusk

Why flat roofs leak, and architects use them anyway

Karim Al-Rashid

Tiered setback skyscrapers photographed from street level

What a setback does to a city skyline

Karim Al-Rashid

Infographic of layered CLT panel construction

Why architects love cross-laminated timber

Karim Al-Rashid

Two-story courtyard apartment building with shared garden

Courtyard apartments: the quiet alternative to the tower

Karim Al-Rashid