Islands: Strong. Small. Resilient.
In the face of climate change, Small Island Developing States are strong and resilient. They sit on the frontline of climate change and are leading the way with deploying renewable energy as the solution to a sustainable future.
Video: Saving the Bay Area's Ecological Infrastructure
PUBLIC SEDIMENT - Design Opportunities - Unlock Alameda Creek from SCAPE / Landscape Architecture on Vimeo.Public Sediment continues to advocate for a stronger and safer Bay Area by investing in local ecological infrastructure. Sediment is key to their approach to the challenge - today’s lack of sediment flowing to the Bay jeopardizes the marshes and mudflats that protect shoreline neighborhoods from sea level rise and intense flooding. The team will work with watershed communities to unlock th...
Should Airports Use Circular Runways?
Henk Hesselink is collaborating with Valkenburg airport, a disused naval base near The Hague, which has ambitions to become a drone innovation centre. His design for circular runways at passenger airports captured global attention last year, in aviation circles and on social media. The point, he explained, was to make more efficient use of space, reduce tricky crosswind landings and cut down on noise pollution.
Amtrak Train Derails onto Washington Highway
Amtrak train 501 derailed and is dangling onto Interstate 5 in Washington state. Witness Greg Mukai describes the incident. Source: CNN
Video: Under a Collapsed Building
I’m in Mexico City a week after the earthquake and this is our first day assisting a local engineering team. A seven-story concrete office building has collapsed. They call it Site 286. More than 40 people died here, probably the largest number of fatalities in a single structure. “Let me radio in for them to stop throwing concrete debris in our pathway.” “Alto! (Halt!),” a Spanish urban search-and-rescue (USAR) officer yells at me. “Let me radio in for them to stop throwing con...
City Parks: America's New Infrastructure - Traffic & Transportation
City Parks Alliance releases the latest video in the five-part series, “City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure,” focused on the role of linear parks in providing transportation options to city residents. Featuring Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, PA, The 606 in Chicago, IL, and The Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans, LA, this video share information on how the parks are providing commuter access to jobs and retail, as well as recreational walking and cycling needs.
Video: Hudson Yards Vessel Time-Lapse
Thomas Heatherwick’s $150 million Vessel sculpture has topped out only eight months after beginning construction. The freestanding staircase is set to anchor phase one of the Hudson Yards megaproject when it opens in 2019, when the five-acre public plaza where Vessel sits, opens to the public.
Pyramid-Shaped NYC Building Named World’s Best New Skyscraper
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)-designed Via 57 West has been declared the world's best new skyscraper by information specialist Emporis during its annual Skyscraper Awards.
Punch Bowl Social Stapleton Construction Time-Lapse
Watch Work Zone Cam's time-lapse movie for Punch Bowl Social Stapleton in Denver, Colorado. The "eat-ertainment" destination is located in the iconic Stapleton Air Traffic Control Tower building and features 32,000 square feet of dining, bar, bowling alley, arcade and more. See progress from June 2016 to November 2017 in just one minute!
The New Tappan Zee Bridge: Four Years in Two Minutes
Watch as the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge takes shape in this new time lapse video, covering four years of construction in just two minutes and the opening of its first span to traffic last month. The New NY Bridge project is creating a state-of-the-art, twin-span replacement for the 3.1-mile Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River. After more than a decade of discussion and delay, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo pushed the project forward from dysfunction to construction in less than one year. Pro...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
