Earth-clad timber arches shape scenic new pavilion

MVRDV has completed construction on the Pujiang Platform, a viewpoint comprising an arched, earth-covered timber pavilion perched among the hills to the south of Chengdu. The post Earth-clad timber arches shape scenic new pavilion appeared first on Construction Specifier.

Two Hydrogen Hubs Respond to Sudden Federal Funding Cuts

ARCHES hub in California and Pacific Northwest hub, filed appeals to DOE over loss of more than $2 billion in grants, with legal action possible, but they intend to press on with project development.

From the Archives: March 29, 1956

This 1956 image depicts the world record, long-span, glue-laminated timber arches being assembled for a 3,500-seat jai alai fronton in West Palm Beach, Fla. The arches had a clear span of 242.5 ft, a rise of 74 ft, and a circumferential length of 294 ft.

The Painstaking Battle to Build Miami's New Signature Bridge Arches

Precast segments for 'The Fountain' bridge provide one-of-a-kind construction challenge.

Feix&Merlin and Extended Studio’s Walthamstow public realm approved

The Architects’ JournalFeix&Merlin and Extended Studio’s Walthamstow public realm approved Feix&Merlin and Extended Studio have won approval for plans to revive railway arches and public realm in Walthamstow, east London The post Feix&Merlin and Extended Studio’s Walthamstow public realm approved appeared first on The Architects’ JournalGino Spocchia

HS2 - HS2 reveals first giant lake piers for record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct 08062023

For the last year a 700-tonne ‘launch girder’ has been assembling giant pre-cast concrete segments to form the first 1 km of the viaduct deck along the edge of the valley. In HS2's latest construction update they explain how the team have completed the first v-shaped piers in the lake to allow the viaduct to curve eastward over the water The ‘V piers’ – each weighing in at 1,800 tonnes – will support a row of arches inspired by the flight of a stone skimming over the surface of the water

DW Documentary - Contest of the Cathedrals - the Romanesque period, 11042021

Why did Christians start building cathedrals reaching to the sky 1000 years ago? Whatever the reason, the resulting architecture still fascinates us today. The Romanesque period still harbors many unsolved mysteries. What led people at the turn of the millennium to build churches that towered into the sky, triggering competition among cities over cathedral size and splendour? This cathedral obsession is illustrated by the examples in Mainz, Worms and Speyer.

Free Documentary - Megastructures - World's Most Unique Garden, Gardens by the Bay, 10012021

Gardens by the Bay is a mega structure: Three massive gardens – the size of 177 football pitches – will house thousands of plants from all over the planet. Two giant conservatories are to be constructed to protect millions of dollars’ worth of trees, flowers and plants and manmade vertical gardens called Supertrees will stretch as high as 50 metres in to the sky. This is the country’s most ambitious greening project to date and no one has ever attempted such designs before