Living Breakwaters coastal defence system wins Obel Award 2023
Landscape studio Scape has won the Obel Award for 2023 for its "visionary" coastal defence system in New York City that will grow in efficiency as oysters inhabit it. More
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Štvanice Footbridge in Prague designed as a "sculpture in the city"
Architects Petr Tej and Marek Blank collaborated with engineer Jan Mourek to create this minimalist bridge across the River Vltava in Prague, which is intended to resemble marble. More
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Sculptural steel arches support Jiangxi River Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects
Two symmetrical steel arches define this bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects, which stretches 295 metres across a tributary of the Tuojiang River in Chengdu, China. More
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Agency—Agency and SHEEEP design stormwater gardens underneath Toronto expressway
New York-based studio Agency—Agency has collaborated with local studio SHEEEP to design stormwater gardens underneath an expressway in Toronto. More
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Watch cars being elevated through an automated parking lot in Hangzhou
The vertical Future Car Park in China by Daniel Statham Studio is the focus of this video, which shows vehicles being lifted and stacked via a fully automated lift system. More
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Ten statement bridges characterised by memorable designs
Interlocking timber, 3D-printed arches and rotating forms feature in this roundup of 10 unusual bridges from around the world. More
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Dezeen Debate features "elegant and timeless" concrete bridge in Switzerland
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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Christ & Gantenbein adds concrete New Aare Bridge over Swiss river
Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has added a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland, with five arches of varying widths. More
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Henning Larsen draws on traditional Viking boats for Faroe Islands ferry terminal
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has unveiled designs for a wood-and-concrete ferry terminal and shipping company headquarters in Torshavn that references Viking fishing boats. More
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Sumayya Vally unveils design for sculptural pedestrian bridge in Belgium
A series of boat-like forms will be tied together to create the Asiat-Darse pedestrian bridge, which South African architect Sumayya Vally is designing for Vilvoorde in Belgium. More
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SOM connects block-long glulam bridge to the High Line
Global architecture studio SOM and landscape architecture studio James Corner Field Operations have installed a block-long timber truss bridge called Timber Bridge, which connects Manhattan's High Line to the renovated Penn Station. More
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PAU designs US air traffic control towers to "build on legacy" of IM Pei
New York studio PAU has released designs for air traffic control towers that will be built at airports in the United States as the largest commission since IM Pei's designs in the early 1960s. More
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Foster + Partners designs sweeping terminal for "air taxi services" in Dubai
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled a concept for a vertiport terminal in Dubai that will accommodate "air taxi services" and encompass a curved, overhanging roof. More
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Wurck designs underwater parking garage for 7,000 bicycles in Amsterdam
Dutch studio Wurck has completed an underwater bicycle park next to Amsterdam's central station, with glossy white interiors submerged nine metres beneath the surface of its famous canals. More
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SOM tops Kansas City airport with giant timber-clad canopy
International architecture studio SOM has completed a terminal for Kansas City International Airport that features a large wood-clad canopy. More
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Urb proposes 93-kilometre cycling highway "to make Dubai the most connected city on earth"
Architecture studio Urb has proposed creating The Loop as a covered highway for cyclists and pedestrians that would wrap around Dubai. More
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MAD designs feather-like terminal for Changchun airport in China
A floating feather was the visual reference for the airport terminal that Chinese architecture studio MAD is designing in the city of Changchun, Jilin province, China. More
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Kaleidoscopic substation in London "celebrates the spirit of the local community"
UK architecture studio IF–DO and artist Lakwena have wrapped an electrical substation in Brent Cross, London, in an artwork informed by rotating billboards. More
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"The world needs cement" says concrete industry decarbonisation chief
Concrete will remain the world's dominant construction material over biomaterials such as timber as the world transitions to net-zero, claims GCCA chief executive Thomas Guillot. More
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NASA funds ICON to develop lunar 3D-printing construction technology
Space agency NASA has awarded construction company ICON a $57 million contract to develop 3D-printing technology to build roads, launchpads and homes on the moon's surface. More
