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One World Trade Center Is The Most Expensive Skyscraper in History

While One World Trade Center in New York tops the list of the tallest buildings in the western hemisphere, it also holds another distinction it is probably not so proud of: the world’s most expensive...

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2015’s Tallest Buildings

CNN recently compiled a list of the world’s tallest buildings scheduled for completion in 2015. The top ten list is dominated by China and the Middle east which each having four and three representati...

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See now online the November issue of TheStructuralEngineer.info newsletter !

TheStructuralEngineer.info is pleased to announce the November issue #89 of the monthly e-newsletter ! In November's issue, you will find the latest industry news of interest to structural engineer...

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World’s Tallest Roller Coaster to Open in 2017

An animation was released last week showing what a ride on the world’s tallest roller coaster will feel like. The 570-foot roller coaster called “Skyscraper” will be built in Orlando, Florida and will...

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London’s Tower Bridge Glass Walkway Opens

London’s Tower Bridge has just joined the Grand Canyon, Willis Tower, and the Eifel Tower by opening a glass walkway 120 feet above the bridge deck. The walkway is the first of two walkways to open ov...

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New Seattle Skyscraper Design Revealed

Developers Wright Runstand & Company released drawings yesterday of a new building that will be built in Rainier Square in Seattle, Washington. The 58-story tower will include residential, office,...

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Bay Bridge Deficit Expected

According to the latest projections, the new Bay Bridge eastern span will be completed $35 million over budget. Caltrans is shifting funds from other bride projects from around the state to make up th...

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Video: World’s First Peak-Peak Suspension Bridge Opens

The world’s first peak-to-peak suspension bridge opened in Switzerland yesterday. The bridge’s 351-foot span is only 31 inches wide and it is located 9,800 feet above sea level. Anyone brave enough to...

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$4 Million Needed to Save Bay Lights on Bay Bridge

The creators of the Bay Bridge’s “Bay Lights” have until the end of the year to raise $4 million to keep their changing light display from coming to an end. The Bay Lights have been around since March...

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Portland Bridge Tests Ambient Lighting System

The new Tilikum Crossing Bridge in Portland, Oregon began testing its new ambient lighting system last Thursday and Friday. Morgan Barnard, Douglass Hollis, and Anna Valentina Murch designed the LED l...

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