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An innovative experimental horizontal levee in California wins the award for Outstanding Environmental Project
A re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can offer A re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can offerCould a wedge of gravel, mud and grass, offer a regional solution to flood risk from...
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The severely polluted Yamuna River in India and its clean-up project
Better late than never, the Indian government has finally made river clean-up an important priority Better late than never, the Indian government has finally made river clean-up an important priority...
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Hong Kong’s new swimming complex has been likened to a futuristic spaceship
Last February, the futuristic Kennedy Town Swimming Pool (KTSP) -located in an historic Hong Kong neighborhood- was completed. The new civil and recreation hub, built beside Victoria Harbour, now serv...
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Saudi Arabia’s ‘smartest’ building, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, recently opened to the public
The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC), rising out of the desert landscape of Riyadh, is a non-profit institution for independent research into policies that contribute to t...
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First US electric highway for trucks opens in California
The technology has the potential to reduce emissions and improve air quality The technology has the potential to reduce emissions and improve air qualityIn mid-June this year, the world’s first ele...
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Montreal’s interactive bridge changes color depending on weather, traffic and social media activity
The Jacques Cartier Bridge, dating back to 1930, is a steel truss cantilever structure over the St Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec. Its illumination was the centerpiece of the city...
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Rain gardens in NY City to eliminate the overflows during intense precipitation events
New York City, like other older urban communities, is largely serviced by a combined sewer system where storm water and wastewater are carried through a single sewer line to the city’s 14 treatment pl...
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Α Spanish architect has designed Christmas decorations made from plastic waste, that will light up the Fuerteventura Island in the Canaries
The area seeks to become a special tourist destination for this Christmas The area seeks to become a special tourist destination for this ChristmasThe Spanish architect Fernando Menis is in charge of...
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A drone flight inside Seattle’s SR99 tunnel
It was April 4, 2017, when the work of tunneling machine Bertha was complete, breaking through into her disassembly pit and marking the end of the 1.75-mile long State Route 99 (SR 99) tunne...
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Hamburg’s unique Concert Hall was designed by an algorithm
Its construction took 7 more years than originally planned and cost 10 times the initial budget, but it was worth it. Elbphilharmonie – Hamburg’s new concert hall that opened last January, is an archi...
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