Trump's "beautiful" Steel Slat Barrier for Mexican border lampooned by designers
US president Donald Trump has tweeted details of the design for the proposed $5 billion wall along the Mexican border, prompting ridicule from designers. More
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Elon Musk gives first look at Boring Company tunnel
Elon Musk has driven a Tesla through his Boring Company's test tunnel in Los Angeles County, in the first public demonstration of what he hopes will form a congestion-beating new subterranean transport solution. More
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Renzo Piano unveils design for new Genoa bridge following disaster
Italian architect Renzo Piano has designed a €202 million bridge for his hometown of Genoa, after the old bridge collapsed in a storm. More
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Arching rooftop walkway and garden tops West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong
People are invited to climb the curved, plant-covered roof of the new train station in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, designed by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas. More
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White Arkitekter designs water tower with wave shape for Sweden
Undulating concrete panels will form the facade of VÅGA, a large water tower planned for a hilltop in Varberg, Sweden, to create the impression of a wave rolling across the landscape. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects and A-Lab to design stations on Oslo's new metro line
Two stations inspired by glacial landscapes are being designed by architecture studios Zaha Hadid Architects and A-Lab for a new metro line in the Norwegian capital. More
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Timber arches support wavy roof of Mactan Cebu International Airport in the Philippines
Rolling waves inspired the undulating timber roof of this airport on the island of Cebu, designed by Integrated Design Associates as a "symbolic gateway to the Philippines". More
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Undulating roof crowns Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' Hong Kong bridge immigration building
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Aedas have completed the Passenger Clearance Building to house immigration facilities for passengers and goods entering Hong Kong. More
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Neumann Monson creates zero-energy East 2nd Street Parking Garage in Des Moines
US architecture firm Neumann Monson has completed a glass-fronted parking garage in Des Moines, Iowa, as part of a scheme to help revitalise the city's East Village neighbourhood. More
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Henning Larsen completes Kiruna Town Hall as first stage in the Swedish town's relocation
Kiruna Town Hall, designed by Danish studio Henning Larsen, is the first building completed as part of the £1 billion relocation of Sweden's northernmost town. More
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"Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely"
Amazon HQ2 will only exacerbate New York City's already stretched infrastructure, cramped public spaces and sky-high rents, says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More
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Herzog & de Meuron unveils plans for mountaintop outpost in Swiss Alps
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. More
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Mexico City architects protest "fake, unlawful" referendum on Foster-designed airport
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". More
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Foster's $13 billion Mexico City airport scrapped after public vote
Foster + Partners' new airport for Mexico City has been cancelled midway through construction, following a public referendum that resulted in a majority vote against the project. More
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Grimshaw's Airport Metro Connector will link LAX directly to public transport
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. More
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World's first 3D-printed steel bridge unveiled at Dutch Design Week
Dutch robotics company MX3D has completed the 3D printing of a steel bridge, which will be installed across a canal in Amsterdam next year. More
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Habitech Architects imitates mountains with sewage works in Taiwan
A trio of dome-shaped structures enclose the Taoyuan Sewage Treatment Project in northern Taiwan, designed by Habitech Architects to resemble mountains, complete with a waterfall and fish pond. More
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Urban Nouveau wants to save Stockholm's Gamla Lidingöbron bridge by building homes in it
Swedish studio Urban Nouveau is offering an alternative to the demolition of a 1920s bridge in Stockholm – transform it by adding apartments and a linear park. More
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Plans to overhaul New York's JFK airport updated
The governor of New York has released more details of plans to transform John F Kennedy International Airport in Queens into one of the "finest in the world". More
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"What might a child-friendly airport look like?"
Now that millennial families are the fastest growing demographic in travel, airport design needs a radical shake-up, says Christine Murray. More
