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Passenger Clearance Building / RSHP + Aedas

November 11, 2018 Diego Hernández 0

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge provides new strategic connections between Zhuhai, Macao and Hong Kong. The bridge will foster the flow of people, goods, capital and information and improve the overall connectivity of the Greater Bay Area. The bridge improves transport connectivity within the Greater Bay Area, and greatly reduces travelling time between Hong Kong and other Greater Bay Area cities.

Eight mega-scale architecture projects Saudi Arabia is using to modernise

November 9, 2018 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

Saudi Arabia is modernising, with a succession of huge projects by architects including Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects and Snøhetta either complete or underway. Following Dezeen’s visit during the recent design week we take a look at eight huge projects in the desert kingdom. The country is undertaking a program of modernisation, and although

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Herzog & de Meuron unveils plans for mountaintop outpost in Swiss Alps

November 9, 2018 India Block 0

Set on a mountain summit more than 3,000 metres above sea level, Herzog & de Meuron’s Titilis 3020 station and restaurants will cantilever out over the Swiss Alps. Two steel volumes will be inserted crosswise into an existing antenna tower to create a bar and restaurant with panoramic views, while a new station will be

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Beipo Bridge Intervention / f.i.t

November 8, 2018 舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang 0

The project is commissioned to renovate an existing bridge as part of the Beipo village’s revitalization project, in Qinba Mountains, Chongqing Province. The existing bridge was built by the local community to provide access to the village. As the new road was constructed along the river, the bridge was gradually abandoned.

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Coralville Intermodal Facility / Neumann Monson Architects

November 8, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

The Intermodal Transit Facility provides a vibrant regional node for this mixed-used district’s commuter transportation network. Located on a former brownfield site in Coralville, Iowa, the project contributes essential momentum for growth of the community’s hospitality, conference, healthcare, office, retail, and residential developments.

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Krekke Rest Stop Area / Pushak + Lala Tøyen

November 7, 2018 Daniel Tapia 0

Krekke is a place to stop for a rest along the main road through Gudbrandsdalen, but it’s also a park area for the local community of Fåvang, Ringebu. The service functions are placed inside an embankment that works as a noise barrier between the park and the highway. Daylight is admitted down to a protected sitting area inside the embankment through a prism-shaped skylight, which protrudes from the top of the barrier as a signal to passers-by.

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Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Artificial Island Port / ECADI

November 6, 2018 Collin Chen 0

On October 24, 9 am, the world’s longest cross sea bridge “ Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge” is officially opened! It lived on the Open Day in Xigua video, and hundreds of thousands of people have hit the “New Seven Wonders” of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.Netizens sent congratulatory messages from all parts of the country saying “Motherland is strong and we are proud of it”. However, as an important supporting part of the artificial island of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Artificial Island Port Project is a necessary facility for the traffic opening of bridge and an integral part of the magnificent construction of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

Mexico City architects protest “fake, unlawful” referendum on Foster-designed airport

November 1, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

The result of the public vote to scrap Foster + Partners’ partially built airport for Mexico City has not gone down well among local architects, who have described the referendum as an example of the country’s “political issues and corruption”. A host of architects based in the Mexican capital have spoken out about the decision, which president-elect Andrés

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Foster’s $13 billion Mexico City airport nixed after public vote

October 30, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Foster + Partners’ new airport for Mexico City has been cancelled mid-way through construction, following a public referendum that resulted in a majority vote against the project. Mexico’s president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that he will respect the outcome of the referendum, which saw 70 per cent of participants vote in favour of scrapping

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Grimshaw’s Airport Metro Connector will link LAX directly to public transport

October 26, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Architecture firm Grimshaw’s station that will connect Los Angeles International Airport to the city’s light rail network is shown in these new renderings. Scheduled to open in 2023, the $500 million (£390 million) Airport Metro Connector (AMC) transit hub will connect LAX to the public transport system, as part of the car-centric city’s wider transit

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