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Mega bridge project gets ‘green’ light

Measures proposed for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge’s construction and operation have been deemed environmentally acceptable, the project’s chief engineer Aaron Bok says. Consultants completed the project’s environmental impact assessment for the Highways Department Mr Bok describes the planning process as highly complicated, but notes the bridge will offer significant social [...]

October 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Topic: Engineering, Urban Planning | Comments

Madrid's Shell Bridge gets its concrete dome - West 8

Construction is moving along at the first Shell Bridge, West 8+ MRIO designed for the City of Madrid. 100 m3 of concrete was poured inbetween the two layers of the wooden mold, moving another step closer to the desired end result: a concrete dome.

SOURCE: WEST 8
IMAGE CREDIT: WEST 8

September 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Topic: Architecture, Engineering, Europe, Landscape | Comments

New Bridge Design competition for Calgary

The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation(CMLC) has announced a bridge design competition for St.Patrick’s Bridge.
CMLC has been charged with the responsibility of implementing public infrastructure improvements that will be the catalyst for private and public sector development in the Rivers District with a focus on East Village. The design and construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge – [...]

August 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Topic: Architecture, Competition, Engineering, Landscape, North America | Comments

Calgary’s Calatrava footbridge unveiled

Calgary Herald reports
CALGARY – The newly released design for the city’s new pedestrian bridge has been derided by some Calgarians as a gaudy red waste of $24.5 million, and praised by others as a sleek, elegant contribution to downtown Calgary.
But to the architect, Santiago Calatrava, the Bow span is the most accessible, functional and technically [...]

August 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , | Topic: Architecture, North America | Comments

Bridge Vlaardingse Vaart officially opened – West 8

West 8 reports
“Saturday the 18th of April the new pedestrian bicycle bridge ‘The Twist’, designed by West 8 for the City of Vlaardingen, was officialy opened at the shores of the Vlaardingse Vaart in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. In February the iconic bridge was already installed at its final destination becoming an expressive sculpture that establishes [...]

April 21st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Topic: Design, Europe, Landscape | Comments

Auckland firm to design $3b bridge – NZ Herald News

NZ Herald News reports
“An Auckland engineering firm has won the contract to design a US$1.5 billion ($2.9 billion) Bangladesh bridge.
Maunsell AECOM NZ Newmarket office scored the job for the Padma Bridge, which is to be Bangladesh’s largest and connect the south-west region with the country’s capital Dhaka.”
[SOURCE: NZ Herald News - Auckland firm to design [...]

March 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Topic: Asia, Engineering | Comments