by Structural News | Jun 16, 2014 | Construction, Controversy, Record, Structures |
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...
by Structural News | Jun 10, 2014 | Construction, Record, Structures |
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...
by Structural News | Jun 1, 2014 | Construction, Controversy, Structures |
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...
by Structural News | Apr 29, 2014 | Controversy, Record, Structures |
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...
by Structural News | Jun 14, 2012 | Construction, Controversy, Structures |
Broad Group, the Chinese construction company that describes itself as a “sustainable building” company, is well known for its record breaking construction times in mid-rise to high-rise structures. I saw the first video of theirs (top video below) over a...
