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50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 4 (16-20)
Sanzhi UFO Houses Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan. Designer: Matti Suuronen UFO Houses, also called Ruins of the Future, was an abandoned resort compound on the shores of Taiwan. The resort was built to serve as a holiday resort for the U.S Military personal in the...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 3 (11-15)
Beijing National Stadium Location: Beijing, China Designed by: Herzog & de Meuron Year Built: 2008 This stadium is called Bird’s Nest because of its unique design. The cost of building this amazing structure is 428 million USD. The stadium was designed with a...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 2 (6-10)
Rotterdam Market Hall Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Date Built: 2014 Designed by: MVRDV The arched building located in the center of Rotterdam and is a combination of a market and apartments. The cost of the building is 175 million Euros with a total surface of...
50 Worldwide Amazing Structures Part 1 (1-5)
Habitat 67 Location: Montreal, Canada Architect: Moshe Safdie Date Built: 1967 Habitat 67 is a unique housing complex. It is built as a part of Expo-67, the world's fair that was set to take place in Montreal during 1967. It was originally conceived as Moshe Safdie...
The World in 24 square miles
Humans have no limits for imagination. As we discussed before the Palm Jumeria, now Dubai is working on another enormous project. This World Islands project that they are working on is 9 by 7 kilometer (5.6x 4.3 miles). The World Islands is artificial small islands...
Santa Monica Hospital Implosion
On Friday, November 2, 2012, Fabio Bruno Construcoes, with the help of Applied Science International (ASI), performed the implosion of 3 reinforced concrete buildings that were formerly an old hospital. The triple demolition of the former Santa Monica hospital...
Cold-Formed Steel Insurance Savings
Cold-formed steel (CFS) is non-combustible, which reduces the risk of property loss during construction and over the life of the structure. Reduced risk of property loss leads to lower insurance premiums for builders and owners. In fact, builders who use steel framing...
Construction Inspiration
The construction industry is challenging the world limits. In Dubai, Palm Jumeirah is a great evidence to that. Dubai is considered a small city with limited shores on the sea. In order to increase it's shores to attract more tourists, Dubai's government was trying to...
Tallest Buildings in the World
Tallest Buildings in the world Timeline: It is interesting to know the tallest structures in the world. USA is considered pioneer in the area of construction. According to Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the US has been holding the record of the tallest...
America’s Crumbling Infrastructure: Part One
In the coming weeks, Structural News will be running special stories on the current, dilapidated state of America's infrastructure. With the recent passing of a new federal Highway bill, America's crumbling roads and critical structures seem, politically, to...
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