Tag: concrete

Oakley founder lists $68 million brutalist home — see inside the concrete compound that looks like a Bond villain’s lair

Oakley’s founder, James Jannard, listed his Beverly Hills cement compound for $68 million.Lee Celano/Getty Images/Westside Estate Agency James Jannard listed a Beverly Hills compound for $68 million shortly after his record Malibu sale. The Oakley founder recently set a record with a $210 million Malibu mansion sale, surpassing Jay-Z. Forbes estimates Jannard’s net worth to […]

Officers smash concrete in unusual police birthday bash

Policemen have been showing off their strength by breaking blocks of concrete at a ceremony to commemorate the founding of Indonesia’s national police (Polri). Participants were pictured in impressive displays of physical force, smashing concrete with their elbows and foreheads, in Banda Aceh. The festivities come as part of Bhayangkara Day on July 1, which celebrates its 78th anniversary this year, and honours […]

German state leaders urge ‘concrete’ third-country asylum plan

The leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states are jointly calling on the German government to develop concrete potential models for outsourcing asylum procedures to countries outside the European Union. The state premiers agreed on a migration position paper ahead of their meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday, at which migration and asylum policy […]