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Business Week: the 10 new wonders of the Chinese architecture

China ten new architectural wonders were picked up in the 12/23/05 edition of Business Week: Beijing Olympic Stadium, National Swimming Centre, Beijing International Airport, Grand National Theater, New CCTV Building, Contemporary MO-MA, receptive venue for conventions and celebrations at the foot of the Great Wall, Shangai World Financial Centre, Ecological City in Dongtan (Shanghai) and […]...

Completion of New Wembley Stadium to delay

Just confirming the fears, English Football Association announced that Norman Foster‘s New Wembley Stadium won’t be ready to host FA Cup Final on the 13th of May, previously set as its opening date [el mercurio].Images of the Stadium> BBC...

Under a Concrete Canvas

Concrete Canvas (CCO1) is a concrete “shell” that can be used as refuge in emergency areas. It needs only water and air to be built: set in 40 minutes, is ready for use after 12 hours. According to its creators, Peter Brewin and Will Crawford, Concrete Canvas has a useful life of 10 years [designboom […]...

Calatrava: New York funicular designed with transparent apple-like cars

Architect Santiago Calatrava unveiled the design of the Governors Island Railway, that will be situated in New York harbour. Funicular cars will be roundish, apple-like shaped, and made of transparent material to offer an impressive panoramic view of the city to passengers [el mundo / ElPaís.es]....