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If the millions of washing machines, toasters and laptops we use every day are not recycled properly, their components can pollute the environment and interfere with the food chain. This is how electronic waste sent to Africa affects tuna or eggs from free-range chickens.

From height-adjustable tables to sofas, mirrors and lacquered screens to divide up interior space, Eileen Gray, a pioneering designer and architect of the modern movement who went unnoticed for decades, devised some of the most memorable classic and versatile furniture of the contemporary period.

In addition to the intentional demolitions caused by structural damage, land redevelopment or the desire of the owners, there are other caused by attacks, wars or natural disasters. This is how the tallest buildings on the planet have been razed to the ground.

Reducing the impact of the transport sector on air quality, natural habitats and climate is one of the challenges of this century. Although LNG is presented as an alternative for more sustainable transportation, it comes with a major drawback: it generates greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to global warming.

An innate sense of geometry and volume helped Gaudí to become a genius of three-dimensional creation. The architect, a symbol of Catalan modernism, was inspired by nature to build such emblematic works as Park Güell and the crypt of the Sagrada Familia.