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The construction of the Cooper River Bridge was a design/build project to replace two old bridges in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and Charleston The new bridge, which opened in July 2005 connects two major municipal areas and offers eight lanes for traffic plus a pedestrian/bike lane. The bridge measures 2.5 miles in length and has […]
July 24th, 2008 | Posted in Impressing buildings, SUA, bridge | No Comments
Manukau Harbour Bridge Auckland, New Zealand.
The Manukau Harbour Bridge is a new 48 km long bridge fromAukland, New Zealand. The goal of the project is to relieve congestion through Auckland, to make travel times shorter and more predictable and allow more room for bus lanes.
The aims are:
To improve efficiency and safety, and to reduce […]
July 16th, 2008 | Posted in Impressing buildings, New Zealand, bridge | No Comments
Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers or Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was the worlds tallest building, before being surpassed by the Taipei 101. Tower 1 by Hazama Corporation of Japan and Tower 2 was built by the South Korean multinational Samsung Engineering & Construction. They were the world’s tallest buildings […]
June 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Impressing buildings, Malayesia, Samsung Engineering & Construction | 1 Comment
Al Burj is a skyscraper proposed by developer Al Nakheel in Dubai. Samsung Engineering & Construction alongside with other redoubtable constructors is in talk with Al Nakheel to become Al Burj constructor. Samsung Engineering & Construction is also building Burj Dubai, Japanese Shimizu Corporation and Australian Grocon. The initial height was 1600 meter, but […]
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Burj, Dubai, Impressing buildings, Samsung Engineering & Construction | No Comments
Taipei 101 is one of the tallest building in the world. It is a skyscraper with 101 floors and is located in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei 101, designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and constructed from May 1995 to March 2005 primarily by the South Korean multinational Samsung Engineering & Construction, has 508 m.
In 2004, Taipei […]
May 26th, 2008 | Posted in Impressing buildings, Owings and Merrill (SOM), Samsung Engineering & Construction, Taipei | 4 Comments
