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Houston's Trafalgar Square?

Houston’s Trafalgar Square?

Houston METRO and the Downtown District revealed the finalists in a design competition for Central Station

Houston METRO and the Downtown District revealed the finalists in a design competition for Central Station

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How New York’s Airports Crashed and Burned

How New York’s Airports Crashed and Burned

Terminal Condition: How New York’s Airports Crashed and Burned—Can They Soar Again?

Terminal Condition: How New York’s Airports Crashed and Burned—Can They Soar Again?

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Metro Station 20

Metro Station 20, Sofia / Bulgaria by msb architects

The site of is located in a non-urbanized area, between two parts of high-density residential area of Druzhba. It is a peripheral zone of the city center which is near the airport.

The site of is located in a non-urbanized area, between two parts of high-density residential area of Druzhba. It is a peripheral zone of the city center which is near the airport.

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Mexico Inaugurates World's Tallest Suspension Bridge

Mexico Inaugurates World’s Tallest Suspension Bridge

The Baluarte Bridge, towering more than 403 meters in the air, wins a Guinness Record

The Baluarte Bridge, towering more than 403 meters in the air, wins a Guinness Record

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How to Pay for America's Infrastructure

How to Pay for America’s Infrastructure

America's transportation infrastructure is in desperate need of an update, and most politicians would agree that more funding should be dedicated the nation’s highways and mass transit systems. Yet there is little consensus about where to find those new funds and Democrats and Republicans disagree stridently over whether Washington should increase its role.

America’s transportation infrastructure is in desperate need of an update, and most politicians would agree that more funding should be dedicated the nation’s highways and mass transit systems. Yet there is little consensus about where to find those new funds and Democrats and Republicans disagree stridently over whether Washington should increase its role.

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Foster + Partners wins competition to design Ourense AVE Station

Foster + Partners wins competition to design Ourense AVE Station

Foster + Partners, in a joint venture with engineers, G.O.C. and Cabanelas Castelo Architects, has won an international competition to design a new high-speed rail station in the city of Ourense in Galicia, north western Spain.

Foster + Partners, in a joint venture with engineers, G.O.C. and Cabanelas Castelo Architects, has won an international competition to design a new high-speed rail station in the city of Ourense in Galicia, north western Spain.

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The New Kutaisi Airport

UNStudio Unveils The New Transfer Terminal and Air Traffic Control Tower for Kutaisi Airport

UNStudio has designed the new Kutaisi Airport which will serve domestic and international flights for use by international diplomats, national politicians and for tourism.

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Long Sleeve Skywalk // Xuzhou City, CHINA

9 Beautiful Pedestrian Bridges Not Designed by Santiago Calatrava

Close your eyes and picture the world’s newest and most attractive bridges. Now open them quickly before Santiago Calatrava’s massive portfolio hits you square in the face.

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Skywalk Rennweg 44 – 46, Vienna/Austria by Solid Architecture

SOLID architecture designed a bridge that is enclosed on all sides to connect the two buildings Rennweg 44 and 46 at the fifth upper floor, 17 metres above the Kleistgasse in the third district of Vienna. The bridge with a span length of 22 metres was completed in May 2009.

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Jackson Hole Airport Terminal Expansion, Wyoming/USA by Gensler

Jackson Hole is the gateway to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, world-class skiing and myriad summer sporting activities. With the Teton Range as its breathtaking backdrop, the mountain resort’s airport offers many adventure-seeking tourists their first and last impression of the community.

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The Arganzuela footbridge, designed by Dominique Perrault in the very heart of Madrid, is opened to the public.

Two years after the Olympic Tennis Centre or “Magic Box”, the Mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, has inaugurated
on March 24th the Arganzuela footbridge, designed by Dominique Perrault.

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Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre, Italy by King Roselli

Commissioned to design the exteriors of this large hotel in front of Malpensa International Airport as a result of our competition winning entry for the overall design of the building.

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