The Qin, a traditional Chinese musical instrument that is similar to a zither, served as the inspiration for Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture's winning design for a 248 m tall tower in Wuhan, China...
Seismic Retrofit Aims To Preserve Historically Important Rail Station
Offshore Technology in Civil Engineering
Hall of Fame Papers from the Early Years: Volume Seven
Prepared by the Program Committee of the Offshore Technology Conference of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE. This series presents...
Evaluation of the KeySystem II Retaining Wall
By Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, Inc. with TenCate Geosynthetics Geogrid Reinforcement
Prepared by the Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (HITEC). This report describes a HITEC evaluation designed to determine the basic capabilities...
The four academic disciplines that will be offered by the new Singapore University of Technology and Design are dramatically represented by four open, dynamic, and environmentally sound structures envisioned by UNStudio, of Amsterdam, in conjunction with DP Architects, of Singapore...
Inspired by the movement of water in the nearby Bouregreg River, the design of a new theater for Rabat, the capital of Morocco, features sweeping curves that begin with the landscape architecture and continue to build throughout the structure...
NewsBriefs: Newly Discovered Seismic Fault Could Produce Powerful Earthquake in Rockies (Reuters)
Ecuador's Longest Crossing Features Seismic Design
Conservatory Building Designed to Meet Rigorous Environmental Challenge
NewsBriefs: New NIST Facilities to Study Fire Resistance, Energy Consumption (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Seismic Behavior of Tubular Steel Offshore Platforms
Taipei Performance Center Will Feature Seismic Isolators And Projecting Auditoriums
Eight ellipsoidal structures designed to resemble the balloons enclosing words in comic strips will form the China Comic and Animation Museum, which is being planned in Hangzhou, China, 180 km southwest of Shanghai.
Viscous Wall Dampers Enhance Hospital's Seismic Performance
Constructability Considerations When Designing Drilled Shaft Foundations for Bridges
Parallel Wire Resistance Wave Meter
The curved, tapering form of a hotel and residential tower planned for Wuhan, China, is designed to help the structure resist strong wind forces even as it rises to become one of the tallest buildings in the country and the world...
Mitosis, the process of cell division, can help living organisms heal themselves. This potential inspired the design of the Suzhou Children's Hospital, which is planned for the delta region of China's Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River...
DC Water Awards Design/Build Contract For Biosolids Upgrades At Blue Plains
...The designers of the student recreation center there hope to achieve gold certification in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
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