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View from above: World’s longest glass bridge just opened in Hebei, China
The spectacular footpath is 488 meters (1,601 feet) long, breaking the previous record by 58 m (191 feet) It is the world’s longest glass suspension bridge and features a ‘swaying sensation...
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Flats hosted inside water pipes may be a solution to Hong Kong's housing crisis
A local architect, with his ‘Opod Tube Housing’ project, aims to build low-cost, stackable apartments using sections of 2.5m-wide concrete water pipes For the past 12 straight months, home pric...
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A small-scale company in Zanzibar transforms waste glass into bricks
The initiative started as a way to deal with the large quantities of waste glass that are produced on the island and stay untreated, ending up into the natural surroundings Thousands of tourist...
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Video with the most captivating 2017 Structural Engineering News
Thestructuralengineer.info is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most captivating news that were posted in its Structural News Center in 2017. Big things happened in 2017 at the...
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This tower in São Paulo is formed out of four irregularly-stacked volumes
Designed by the Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, this mixed-use tower located in the Jardins area, Sao Paulo consists of four varying volumes, each of them with different-sized floor plates tha...
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The proposed LA tunnel system by Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been revealed
Elon Musk, frustrated by LA’s heavy traffic, has proposed to create tunnels for an underground transportation system. And his newly established Boring Company, is exploring ways to cut down tunneling...
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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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Hayward Baker works on iconic US landmark
When a St Louis contractor ran into an unexpected problem on the site of one of America’s most iconic landmarks, they turned to Hayward Baker to get them out of a hole. Built more than 50 years ago...
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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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