The Race to Replace a Cracked Dam
Infrastructure 09 Aug 2023
Height of luxury: Dubai has built the world's tallest hotel (again)
Standing 365-metres above the city and offering 1,000 guest rooms, Dubai's new Ciel Dubai Marina snatches the title of the world's tallest hotel from, well, Dubai.
In fact the previous five world's tallest hotels have all risen in this Emirate. But before you roll your eyes and think 'here we go again' you should know this isn't you're average Dubai skyscraper. The construction of Ciel Dubai Marina presented some extreme engineering challenges, and its successful completion epitomises how engineers and architects harness the elements to create our very tallest buildings.
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Is this Miami's next supertall skyscraper?
Designed by Arquitectonica, the 81-storey mixed-use tower at 1414 Brickell would rise 308-metres above the city, offering a hotel, residential, office and retail space across its levels.
Venice set for 18,500 seat new stadium
Designed by Populous and Maffeis Engineering for Venezia FC and the Municipality of Venice, the stadium in the region’s northern Tessera district will be used for football, rugby and concerts.
Construction works progress on Saudi Arabia's NEOM
NEOM’s Chief Operating Officer Giles Pendleton shared an image of recent construction progress on the water pipeline infrastructure for The Line.
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