Infrastructure

MAD unveils sunken Train Station in the Forest in Jiaxing

February 7, 2024 Christina Yao 0

Chinese architecture studio MAD has rebuilt a historic train station in central Jiaxing, China, and expanded it with an underground terminal and public park. Named Train Station in the Forest, the revamp of the 354,000-square-metre building is MAD’s first station and the studio hopes it will “redefine transportation infrastructure buildings in China”. MAD created an

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First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden

January 29, 2024 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

The world’s first full-scale timber wind turbine has started turning in Sweden, with a tower built by wood technology company Modvion. The 105-metre-tall tower, located in the region of Skara, is Modvion’s first commercial wind turbine tower, and follows on from a smaller 30-metre-high demonstration project the company completed in 2020. While its rotor blades

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Rafael Viñoly Architects unveils plans for vineyard-covered airport terminal

January 25, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has unveiled its plans for an international terminal at Florence Airport in Italy that will be crowned by a 7.7-hectare vineyard. The airport terminal will encompass 50,000 square metres and is expected to be used by more than 5.9 million passengers annually. Few details about the design have been released,

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“Experimental” safety barriers trialled on New York subway platform

January 24, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed yellow safety barriers in a subway station to mitigate “intrusions” onto the train tracks. The bright yellow barriers are part of a safety pilot program monitored by New York City Transit (NYCT), which the organisation will study and scale up if successful. “It’s still in an experimental phase,”

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Luton Direct Air-Rail Transit (DART) / Arup

January 20, 2024 Valeria Silva 0

The Luton DART (Direct Air-Rail Transit) is a pioneering fully-automated people mover that transports travelers from Luton Airport Parkway railway station to the terminal of London Luton Airport in under four minutes. The project was designed and delivered by a holistic multi-disciplinary Arup team, including Architects, Engineers, Planners and Specialists. Arup’s Architecture team designed a common language of bold, sculptural parasol structures that support the roof and allow light and air to enter the stations, whilst protecting passengers from the weather. This created striking spaces that are open and generous in size, naturally lit and ventilated.

SOM designs “terminal in a garden” for Bangalore airport

January 19, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, that draws on the city’s heritage and landscape. Designed by SOM as a “terminal in a garden”, the plant-filled project, created in collaboration with Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla (AJSK), and Grant Associates, aims to propose a calming alternative

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Kilometres of suicide-deterrent nets installed under Golden Gate Bridge

January 18, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local studio MacDonald Architects has designed the safety nets recently installed on each side of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to prevent people from jumping from its sides. Designed by MacDonald Architects on behalf of Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (GGBHT) – the state district that manages the bridge, the deterrent

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Areal am Kronenrain / MONO Architekten

January 15, 2024 Paula Pintos 0

Due to its exceptional location in the tri-border region of France, Switzerland and Germany, the city of Neuenburg am Rhein has always been of special importance. As part of the State Garden Exhibition 2022, the town had the opportunity to reorganize urban areas. The site known as “Am Kronenrain”, located between the city center and the redesigned green space “Stadtpark am Wuhrloch”, played a significant role in this endeavor. The preliminary urban situation proved to be dissatisfactory with hardly any usable space and a height difference of around nine meters.

Becva River Bridge / Strasky, Husty a partneri (SHP)

January 13, 2024 Valeria Silva 0

The bridge, which is situated between small villages Usti and Cernotin, is a part of the bicycle path Becva connecting the cities of Karlovice and Tovacov. The elevation of the bridge, which perpendicularly crosses the River Becva, is in a crest curve with a radius of 1 705 m, and the tangents are in the longitudinal slope of 5.26%. The width between the railings is 3.50 m. Concurrently with the bridge construction, widening of the river bed solving flood problems, was also performed.

AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal

January 12, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston’s Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. The project adds 390,000 square feet (36,232 square metres) of space to Logan International Airport. The largest airport in the city, it is located on a piece of land that

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