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The Eiffel Tower has grown a bit taller for the second time this century

Archinect

The Eiffel Tower grew by six meters (nearly 20 feet) on Tuesday after engineers hoisted a new communications antenna at the very top of France’s most iconic landmark. A helicopter was used to transport the antenna to the technicians in charge of installing it at a height of 324m A rare and spectacular technical feat!

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Chinese spec 'world's fastest' elevators for supertall project

BD+C

Supertall buildings call for creative vertical transportation strategies. division have annouced that they will build and install 95 elevators—including two that the manufacturer labels as the "world''s fastest"—for the Kohn Pedersen Fox -designed Guangzhou CTF Finance Center, which will be 530 meters (1,738 feet) tall. Hitachi Ltd.

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First Look: SOM's design for All Aboard Florida Fort Lauderdale rail station

BD+C

At least, that''s the plan for All Aboard Florida , the country''s only privately owned, operated, and financed railway project. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team Transit Facilities Transportation & Parking Facilities' Body Image: read more.

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Elon Musk proposes Tesla tunnel in Miami to "solve traffic and be an example to the world"

Deezen

If approved, the tunnel system will have seven stations and could transport around 7,500 passengers an hour. Musk argues that Loop systems like this could offer a more efficient alternative to traditional public transport, which he described as " a pain in the ass ". Boring Company looking for public funding to finance tunnel.

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How Design Professionals Can Find the North Star in the Fog of Upheaval

Community Architect

Regardless of where we operate, a wide range of our projects will be deeply affected, from transportation to school construction, healthcare, and housing. These organizations represent hundreds of thousands of architects, engineers, developers, and land-use professionals. I do not want to go back to the binary adversarial thinking.

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A New Normal exhibition presents designs for a self-sufficient Sydney

Deezen

The Forever Car concept, meanwhile, envisions a future where you can deliver your combustion engine cars to the Forever Car workshop in Western Sydney and upgrade them into clean electric cars in eight hours – while simultaneously having the old seats re-upholstered. The pub would offer a non-alcoholic beer made from recycled wastewater.

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HDR acquires Sharon Greene + Associates

BD+C

HDR Engineering, Inc. has acquired the business and assets of Sharon Greene + Associates, a firm specializing in transportation economics and financial analysis with offices in California and Denver. Architects Engineers' Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Exclude Content: Yes.