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The Casa del Fascio is an assertive presence in the heart of Como, Italy; compared to its traditional, much older neighboring structures, it is bright, clean, geometrically pure,
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Famous "Archineers"
In Plymouth, England, a curious pair of cast-iron spectacles scans the tidal reach of the River Tamar. It is a railroad bridge, unlike any other in form. Its
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Famous "Archineers"
James |
September 4, 2016
Beneath the eastern towers of Conwy Castle in northern Wales, the town’s river is crossed by a tightly bundled trio of bridges, each one entirely unalike the others.
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Famous Structures
Motion is a vastly important aspect of any work of civil engineering. From oscillations to thermal expansion to moving parts such as elevators, many dynamic forces on top
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It has now been a month since the Gotthard Base Tunnel was unveiled in Switzerland. Begun seventeen years ago, the project cuts a level passage beneath the Alps
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Design Review
Frank Lloyd Wright, the definitive American architect, was born 151 years ago yesterday. Over the course of his life he accumulated a prodigious body of work both built
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Since I last wrote about the Mosul Dam two months ago, no concrete progress has been made in stemming the structure’s deterioration. Italian contractors seem to be closing
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On a steep slope in Troy, New York between the city center and Rensselaer University rests a large building: the university’s Curtis Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts
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The UNESCO World Heritage List is a collection of historic sites and landscapes of “outstanding universal value”. Civil engineers worldwide were understandably pleased when this gushing label was
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Famous Structures
Over the last few days UNESCO has announced the latest additions to its list of World Heritage Sites, historic or natural landmarks of “outstanding universal value”. Recognized were
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