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Boise State offers new online MBA in construction management
Boise State University has added a new online MBA with an emphasis on construction management, with classes beginning in August. The Master of Business Administration program is designed for those interested in becoming leaders in construction, architecture and engineering industries while still working. The university’s course description says students will learn to manage construction projects […]
August 9, 2019
Roadbuilding
Builders chosen for longest cable-stayed main span in N. America
Construction, architectural and financial firms are tasked to build the Gordie Howe Int'l Bridge. See what the builders are up against on Equipment World.
July 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
This bridge is made of thousands of sheets of paper, took 3 years to design (PHOTOS)
An artist from the United Kingdom completed a project that proves once and for all that paper beats rock. Well, it proves that paper is at least equal to rock when it comes to bridge building. Steve Messam used upwards of 22,000 bright red sheets of paper to create the arch commissioned by the area’s […]
May 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bridge or Landscape? You be the Judge
Jones & Jones Architecture and a landscape architecture team from Seattle blur the lines between structure and natural land with the Vancouver Land Bridge. Connecting the Columbia River with Fort Vancouver, the pedestrian walkway commemorates the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The bridge, located across the six-lane State Highway 14 in Vancouver, Washington, […]
August 12, 2014
Business
PHOTOS: Tour John Deere world HQ; an engineering feat not unlike the company’s equipment
[imagebrowser id=117] In 1958 Deere & Company’s board of directors approving a radical and forward thinking design for it’s new Administrative Center, now the company’s world headquarters and one of the Midwest’s top architectural landmarks. The building, which opened in 1964, was the brainchild of William Hewitt, Deere’s president at the time, and the world-renowned […]
August 7, 2014
Construction Equipment
This 1,600-foot skyscraper harnesses wind through a massive funnel to generate its own power
The recently unveiled Pertamina Energy Tower will create its own power—and not just because it will belong to the state-owned energy company of Indonesia. The planned 1,640-foot, 99-story tower will create its own energy through a huge funnel at its top that pulls in wind which in turn moves a series of vertical turbines inside to […]
February 4, 2014
Construction Equipment
Home design with a tornado-proof core could serve as the blueprint for storm-proofing future communities
After seeing countless homes destroyed in three recent natural disasters, an architectural contest was held to attract specific storm-proof house designs for three impacted cities. New York City and New Orleans, affected by Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina respectively, both tapped energy-efficient winners in the Designing Recovery competition, sponsored chiefly by the American Institute of Architects. […]
December 19, 2013
Construction Equipment
Korea’s 1,400-foot-tall City Tower to be world’s first invisible skyscraper
As part of a a design competition in Korea, GDS Architects was recently awarded a permit to build the world’s very first invisible skyscraper. The 1,476-foot-tall structure—dubbed The Tower Infinity, but officially known as City Tower—will be located in Cheongna, near the Incheon Airport outside of Seoul, South Korea, according to a report from CNET. The tower’s observation […]
September 16, 2013
Construction Equipment
Christchurch’s cardboard cathedral is built to last a century
On February 22, 2011, a devastating earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand that left 185 people dead and many buildings badly damaged—including the city’s gorgeous cathedral. The structure, built in 1864, was damaged so badly that it will need to be replaced. In the meantime, the city has a beautiful and extremely innovative stopgap in which […]
August 22, 2013
Home
Wooden skyscraper? This 34-story wood-framed tower could be added to the Stockholm skyline
A design competition for a new residential tower at the center of Stockholm, Sweden has elicited quite the interesting proposal: a skyscraper made of wood. According to a report from Wired, Scandinavian architecture firm C.F. Møller partnered with architect Dinell Johansson and urban consultant Tyréns and designed a 34-story timber-framed tower that, if chosen, would likely […]
June 27, 2013
Technology
GEAR: 3Doodler 3D printing pen
There’s no question whether the advent of 3D printing will have an affect on the architecture and construction industries. Not only can you use the technology to create models of a structure, you can then print out pieces of the structure and assemble them. But what if you could print a 3D structure as you […]
February 25, 2013
Business
Belgian ice rink a model of sustainable construction
Belgium’s Ice Rink of Liège looks awesome — and it’s functionality is even better. The whale-shaped ice rink’s exterior consists of 200,000 aluminum tiles to insulate the building and keep the ice cool with less energy, Fast Company reported. As if that isn’t sustainable enough, the heating and ventilation system recycles energy, sending unused heat […]
January 25, 2013
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