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The largest tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the world finished drilling underneath Seattle
The tunnel will become a double-decker highway, scheduled to open in 2019 It was in April of 2013 that the 57-foot wide boring machine arrived in Seattle after leaving Japan three weeks before....
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A ‘super sewer’ is under construction in London to stop the flow of waste into the Thames
As London’s population has doubled from 4 million in the 1860s to 8 million and counting by 2015, the old Victorian sewers, although in excellent condition, cannot handle the huge amount of waste anym...
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A Chinese architecture firm builds multi-story bamboo treehouses with no fasteners
In 2013, architects Dayong Sun and Chris Precht founded Penda, with the aim to reconnect people with our natural environment through their designs. Since then, the Beijing and Vienna-based architectur...
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World’s first ship tunnel to be built in Norway
A shipping tunnel for safer passage through the dangerous Stadhavet Sea in northwestern Norway, an idea that was first suggested in 1874, received the ‘green light’ for construction. The Stad Peninsul...
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This two-story 3D-printed villa was constructed in just 45 days
3D printing technology is about to bring a housebuilding revolution. Even two-story building s can now be constructed this way, as the villa shown in the photos below demonstrates. 3D printin...
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The highest wooden building in the Netherlands is also highly transformable
Patch22, a creation of the Dutch architectural office FRANTZEN et al, is the highest wooden apartment building in the Netherlands. Patch22, a creation of the Dutch architectural office FRANTZE...
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This 3D-printed residential house cost just $10,000
The first ever 3D-printed residential home was built on-site in just 24 hours in the town of Stupino, near Moscow in Russia last December. Having a cylindrical shape and consisting of a hallway, a bat...
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Colorful crossings for safer walking in the streets of Santa Monica
Twelve brightly colored crosswalks is the solution proposed by Santa Monica’s officials for safer streets, at least in the city’s downtown area. The ‘Creative Crosswalks’ project was announced in July...
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The $23.5 billion Riyadh Metro will revolutionize the way the city’s residents get around
The Riyadh Metro is a rapid transit system under construction in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will be 176 km (109 mi) long with 6 lines and 85 stations, including underground, elevated and at-grade...
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Chinese firm undertakes the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway line in Nigeria
In July 2016, China and Nigeria agreed to a $11-billion contract to build the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway. It will stretch for 1400 km (871 mi) and is expected to open in record time, before the end...
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