Impressive Buildings

Chao Phraya Bridges, Bangkok, Thailand

Impressive Buildings — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:46:51 +0000

The Kanchanaphisek Outer Ring Road (southern section), and in particular the Chao Phraya Bridge, has been a stop-and-start project since it was first conceived in 2001 and announced by Bangkok governor Samak. The 20km (12 mile) section of motorway will fulfil several functions by completing the connection around the city, and providing a road link [...]

Vuosaari Harbour Road System, Helsinki, Finland

Impressive Buildings — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:12:33 +0000

Vuosaari Harbour will be one of the most modern seaports in Europe when it opens in 2008. The new harbour is located in the Vuosaari area of East Helsinki and will handle the majority of cargo for the greater Helsinki area. The concept behind the new harbour is the rearrangement of cargo handling, rail depot, and [...]

Cooper River Bridge Replacement, SC, USA

Impressive Buildings — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:30:59 +0000

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 [...]

Manukau Harbour Bridge Auckland, New Zealand

Impressive Buildings — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:33:21 +0000

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 [...]

Herren Tunnel, Lübeck, Germany

Impressive Buildings — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:57:13 +0000

The Herren Tunnel is a 780 metre-long road-tunnel underneath the river Trave. The city of Lübeck in the Hanseatic League region of Northern Germany had a major traffic congestion problem across the Trave River, which divided the old city from the new regions of the city.The traffic used to run across the Trave River via [...]

The Incheon Bridge, Incheon, South Korea

Impressive Buildings — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:06:28 +0000

The Incheon Bridge, bridge currently under construction, will become the second connection between Incheon and Yeongjong Island, in South Korea. It will be finished in 2009. The Incheon Bridge will be 18,2 km long, of wich the most dificult part will be cable-stayed bridge portion over the main sea route to Incheon port. The [...]

Empire State Building

Impressive Buildings — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:40:24 +0000

Empire State Building is located near the intersection between West 34th Street and Fifth Avenue , in New York. American Society of Civil Engineers named Empire State Building as one of the Seven Wonders of Modern World. The building become the tallest building in New York in 2001, after World Trade Center were destroyed. Empire State Building [...]

Petronas Towers

Impressive Buildings — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:18:35 +0000

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 [...]

Al Burj

Impressive Buildings — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:35:43 +0000

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 [...]

Taipei 101

Impressive Buildings — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:46:59 +0000

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 [...]