Unique Amsterdam Iconic Pedestrian Bridge Design Crosses Both Above and Below the Water

SOM Wins Master Plan Competition for Beijing Bohai Innovation City Along High Speed Rail Line

High-Flying Rubem Braga Elevator Complex Improves Pedestrian Accessibility in Rio de Janeiro

Bagley Pedestrian Bridge in Detroit Provides Safe Access to Canada

Caracas Cable Transportation System Helps Venezuelan Neighborhood Grow Sustainably

Henning Larsen Wins Bid To Re-Structure Siemens Munich Headquarters

Siemens has chosen Henning Larsen Architects to give their Munich headquarters a sustainable upgrade. Of the twelve proposals submitted by design houses throughout Europe, the Copenhagen-based

Abu Dhabi Unveils Its Shahama and Bahia Green Revitalization Plan

Abu Dhabi’s Urban Planning Council recently unveiled their revitalization plan for a messy 1770 hectare sprawl between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The Shahama and Bahia Revitlization Plan is the result of

3Beirut: Foster & Partners Break Ground On First Green Roofed Tower in Lebanon

3Beirut is the very first Foster & Partners project to break ground in Lebanon. Beirut has battled to overcome its war scars, but the new mixed-use residential and retail tower strives to be part of

Mecanoo’s Green Moscow University Plan Wins Support of Russian President Medvedev

As long as construction begins at the end of this year, President Medvedev has given Moscow’s new university campus a green thumbs up. Mecanoo’s design for the National University of Science

ResilienCity: map-Lab’s 2035 Vision For Boston Includes a 20 Million Gallon Water Cistern

Brooks + Scarpa Complete New Eco Upgrades To Gehry’s Santa Monica Parking Garages

SBA Design Unveils Self-Sufficient City of the Future for China

China pumped €300 billion into its 2010 energy consumption goals, and it may be the only country on earth to have actually met them. This is partially thanks to strict environmental requirements for new

BIG Unveils Energy Valley With Floating Solar Sphere for Stockholm

BIG's Energy Valley was recently chosen as the master plan for Stockholmsporten, a new entrance and major highway junction planned for Stockholm.

Solar-Powered Garden Canopy Proposed For New York’s BQE

Snøhetta Selected to Design A New Car-Free Times Square

Exciting news for the Times Square Redevelopment Project has come to light! Norwegian firm, Snøhetta has been awarded the project to redesign a car-free, pedestrian friendly Times Square as well as

“Cool Water, Hot Island” Winning Design for Times Square Makeover

With Times Square now officially a pedestrian-only zone, the NYC Department of Transportation is looking to implement a massive overhaul to the area. But before that can happen in 2012, they wanted a

World’s First Double Helix Pedestrian Bridge Opens in Singapore

This weekend the world’s first double helix bridge will open, closing the loop on a 3.5 kilometer pedestrian path around the Marina Bay development in Singapore. Inspired by the helicoidal structure

Gorgeous Tubular Lattice Bridge Rises in La Roche-sur-Yon, France

When new TGV rail lines were built from France’s Atlantic coast through La Roche-sur-Yon, a new pedestrian bridge was needed to cross the tracks safely. New York-based architect Bernard Tschumi and

NYC SUMMER STREETS: LAST DAY!

Photo by Seth Holladay, via Flickr Today is the last day for NYC’s Summer Streets 2009! NYC DOT has been closing Park Avenue from Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park on Saturdays, from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00

Calatrava Reveals New Foot and Bike Bridge

Santiago Calatrava‘s design for a new $24.5 million foot and bike bridge for the city of Calgary, Canada has just been unveiled. This new bridge, named the Peace Bridge, will span the Bow River and