The Race to Replace a Cracked Dam
Infrastructure 09 Aug 2023
The Sphinx Observatory is one of the most remote research facilities in the world. Found high up in the Swiss Alps, it's nestled into a summit thousands of metres above sea level - so how do you access it? Through tunnels and rail, including the highest train station in the whole of Europe, the engineering behind the Sphinx Observatory is truly incredible.
Zaha Hadid Architects won a design competition with its proposal for an Arrivals Terminal that will help the airport serve up to 10.6M passengers each year.
Designed by Peter Zumthor, the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) are now approaching completion after more than two decades of challenges.
The firm will now develop its concept with the Memorial Committee before a final design is announced in April 2026.