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- Former railway yard to receive a green transformation in St. Petersburg Tue, 4 Aug 20, 1:30amDutch architectural firms KCAP and Orange Architects have teamed up with A.Len Architectural Bureau to redesign St. Petersburg’s former Tovarno-Vitebskaya railway yard into a new mixed-use district with extensive greenery....
- A forgotten railway takes on new life as a new cultural destination in France Tue, 10 Dec 19, 5:30amIn the Alsace region of eastern France, Oslo-based architectural firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter and French design studio Parenthèse Paysage have teamed up to transform the historic, 11-kilometer-long Rosheim-St Nabor railway...
- Shmas Bangkok Green Link wants to add over 30 miles of greenways to Bangkok Sat, 7 Dec 19, 6:30amAt the 2019 Thai Urban Designers Association exhibition, landscape architecture studio Shma unveiled the Bangkok Green Link, an urban revitalization proposal for boosting the livability of the Thai capital with over 30 miles...
- Zaha Hadid Architects designs BREEAM-targeted terminal for electrified Rail Baltic Sat, 16 Nov 19, 5:30amZaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design the new terminal for the Rail Baltic railway, a major continuous rail link in Northeastern Europe that will connect Tallin, Estonia to Warsaw, Poland, where it will then...
- Old Paris railway site will transform into a carbon-neutral ecosystem neighborhood Tue, 24 Sep 19, 12:30amAn abundance of green will soon take over the heart of Paris with the transformation of the city’s old railway site, Ordener-Poissonniers, into a lush 3.7-hectare “ecosystem neighborhood.” The mixed-use masterplan will...
- Railway heat to be repurposed to warm London homes this winter Thu, 29 Aug 19, 2:30amBesides riding the railway, or 'tube,' to go from one end of the U.K. to another, some North Londoners will benefit from excess heat generated by the Northern Line by year's end with a new initiative to reuse this heat to...
- A disused railway will become a sustainable green corridor in Taiwan Thu, 21 Jun 18, 7:00amDelft-based architecture firm Mecanoo has unveiled designs to transform a disused railway and dyke in Taichung, Taiwan into a vibrant linear park. Dubbed the Taichung Green Corridor, the project will reuse the former rail...
- Former Angry Bird marketing guru wants to build a $15 billion underwater tunnel Fri, 19 Jan 18, 1:36amPeter Vesterbacka, the former marketing chief for the smash hit mobile game Angry Birds, has embraced a new challenge: the construction of an 80-mile-long tunnel between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia...
- Former Angry Bird marketing guru proposes 80-mile underwater tunnel to link two cities Fri, 19 Jan 18, 1:36amPeter Vesterbacka, the former marketing chief for the smash hit mobile game Angry Birds, has embraced a new challenge: the construction of an 80-mile-long tunnel between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia...
- New bridge linking Japan and Russia could enable 8400-mile rail trip from London to Tokyo Sat, 9 Sep 17, 12:08amThe Trans-Siberian railway could stretch over to Japan under a proposal from the Russian government. The two countries are reportedly having serious discussions to build a 28-mile bridge that would connect them for train...
- London's first 'High Line' park could transform an abandoned railway in Camden Town Wed, 5 Jul 17, 8:54pmNew York's iconic High Line is inspiring other cities to repurpose and green-up disused elevated railway lines. Representing residents, businesses and community groups of Camden Town district in north London, local business...
- King’s Cross: Renovating London’s Largest Transport Hub Wed, 12 Feb 14, 7:30amDesigned by Lewis Cubitt and unveiled in 1852, London’s King’s Cross railway station is one of Britain’s biggest and most well-known transport hubs...
- INFOGRAPHIC: America’s Failing Infrastructure and the Need to Improve Fri, 22 Nov 13, 9:05amAmerica once had one of the greatest infrastructure networks in the world - however today our cracked streets and failing bridges stand as testament to the lack of investment and the need for improvement...
- Hassell + Herzog & de Meuron Win Competition to Design Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station Sat, 10 Aug 13, 1:56amOn the architectural design side of this winning design entry, Herzog & de Meuron and Hassell celebrated the rail travel experience by creating a barrel-vaulted space made from light-weight structural components...
- Modern Coreten Steel Home Cuts Through a Historic Railroad Cottage In The Netherlands Sat, 8 Sep 12, 7:09amRead the rest of Modern Coreten Steel Home Cuts Through a Historic Railroad Cottage In The Netherlands Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: brick, Coreten Steel, cottage, green renovation, Netherlands,...