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Webuild and Carlo Ratti propose replacement for Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge following tragedy

Archinect

Today, the Webuild group advanced a proposal designed in collaboration with architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti and French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux for a new bridge in Baltimore that would replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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Los Angeles looks to crack down on street takeovers and climbing at its new Sixth Street Viaduct

Archinect

His proposal is as follows (h/t Urbanize Los Angeles ): The Bureau of Engineering to report on the resources and timeline to install cameras, fencing, signage, and traffic control mitigations to increase public safety. LAPD and the Department of Transportation to report on t.

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SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles

Deezen

SOM has completed the Schwarzman College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) "The college provides a dynamic and flexible hub for teaching, learning, research and collaboration in this growing field," said SOM , which served as the building's architect and engineer.

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San Francisco's bridge authority is finally moving forward to amend the Golden Gate's noisy new feature

Archinect

The maddening hum of safety slats on the pedestrian handrails of the Golden Gate Bridge will finally be silenced under a recently released proposal by the Bridge District. The haunting acoustic hum is the direct result of a $12 million wind retrofit project authored by the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.

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Three Myths Which Misled Transportation Policy for Decades

Community Architect

But with the increasing cost of maintaining such high mobility, other divisions have appeared, such as rural versus urban, environment versus freedom, safety versus speed, or health versus convenience. Traffic and transportation defines in a big way how we live in America. have made traffic a much more contentious topic.

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A Conversation with Mohamed Mousa: Navigating Site Supervision, Sustainability and Safety in the UAE’s Thriving Construction Industry

RMJM Architecture

My journey into site supervision began after I obtained my degree in Civil Engineering. I started my career as a site engineer with a large construction company, where my initial responsibilities included overseeing construction site activities, coordinating with subcontractors, and ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols.

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The Need for Visionary Thinking

SW Oregon Architect

The presented scheme is typical public works engineering and is not DESIGN; it is engineering. This public works engineered solution could be dropped into any city and probably has. This public works engineered solution could be dropped into any city and probably has.