Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Adaptive Reuse,Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,DAYLIGHTING,Featured,Green Project,HISTORY & STORY OF THE BUILDING,INTERIORs SPACE,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,NATURAL VENTILATION,Prefabricated elements,Steel,STRUCTURAL,Structural Award,Terminal / Station,TravelMay 4, 2013
The refurbishment of the Grade I Listed Western Range is a fundamental part of the overall King’s Cross redevelopment programme. The design and construction teams from Arup, John McAslan + Partners, and VINCI Construction, along with key external stakeholders English Heritage and Camden Council, have sympathetically restored the 150 year old building to reflect its heritage, meet the current operational needs of the station and its staff, and complement the new Western Concourse…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Bridge,Exotic Idea,Footbridge,Green Project,MATERIALS USED,Pedestrian / Street,SOLUTION,Steel,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITYMarch 14, 2013
The Weave Bridge at the University of Pennsylvania creates a pedestrian passage over the Amtrak train tracks that currently separate the main campus from athletic fields along the Schuylkill River. The Weave Bridge is a 145 ft (44 m) bridge at The University of Pennsylvania, USA which was conceptualized by Cecil Balmond and engineered by Ammann & Whitney. It was commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, and opened in June 2009…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,Bridge,Featured,Footbridge,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,SOLUTION,Steel,STRUCTURAL,Structural Award,TravelFebruary 9, 2013
The 235 metre bridge was designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. The Peace Bridge is a cycle and footbridge bridge across the River Foyle in Derry, Northern Ireland, which opened on 25 June 2011, connecting Ebrington Square with the rest of the city centre. It is the newest of three bridges in the city, the others being the Craigavon Bridge and the Foyle Bridge…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,Bridge,Featured,Footbridge,GREEN AREA,Green Project,Harmony With The Context,MASS & SHAPE,MATERIALS USED,Metal Sheet,Pedestrian / Street,Prefabricated elements,Public Facilities,SOLUTION,Structural Award,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,World's Best Places to VisitJanuary 14, 2013
This iconic pedestrian bridge has a unique sinuous shape and connects two parts of Chicago’s Grant Park on the lakefront. The collaborations between SOM and Frank Gehry, the BP Bridge crosses Columbus Drive and connects downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park and Grant Park to the east. In each collaboration, SOM structural engineers play a critical part in the process of developing the structures that enable the support of Gehry’s inventive curved metal surfaces…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,BUILDING SYSTEMS,DAYLIGHTING,Famous / Popular / Great / World : Building,Featured,glass facade,Green Project,INTERIORs SPACE,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,NATURAL VENTILATION,Prefabricated elements,SCALE & SIZE,Steel,SUSTAINABILITY,Terminal / Station,Translucent,TravelOctober 17, 2012
Bodrum International Airport, Turkey, designed by Tabanlioglu Architects, has won the ‘World’s Best Transport Building’ Award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2012. The building was selected by a jury of some of the world’s most dynamic architectural and urban designers. It overcame competition from a shortlist of 8 entries…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Analysis / Solution / System,Building on the water,City Space,Famous / Popular / Great / World : Building,Featured,FUNCTIONAL,Green Project,Harmony With The Context,Infrastructure,Landmark,Public Facilities,SOLUTION,Steel,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,USABILITY,ViewPointJuly 20, 2012
The infrastructure was designed by London-based Wilkinson Eyre Architects, and the Emirates Air Line cable car will lift passengers up to 90 metres above theriver Thames as they travel the 1.1km route between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Bridge,Circulation,City Space,Exotic Idea,Footbridge,FUNCTIONAL,Harmony With The Context,Infrastructure,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,MATERIALS USED,Pedestrian / Street,Public Facilities,SOLUTION,Steel,Step / Stair,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,USABILITYJuly 19, 2012
Designed by Taiwanese Architects – AMBi studio,This is Public infrastructure’s undulating steel body is dictated by the user’s experience, accentuating views towards points of interest in the encompassing urban landscape while helping pedestrians safely traverse xian-min road…
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