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Construction
After decades of resistance to change, the stubborn construction industry has designs on a digital transformation. The industry-wide shift to improve communication efficiencies, project accuracy and…
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Crane Correction
Cranes are due for an upgrade. Major accidents, which have grabbed international headlines, are placing more pressure on companies to pursue projects to develop smarter and safer cranes. After all,…
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Unchartered Waters
It could be a watershed moment for Finland and Estonia. Finnish entrepreneur Peter Vesterbacka, the former chief marketing officer of the company that developed Angry Birds, is looking to build the…
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Prefab Push
To drive down construction costs, shave project schedules and sidestep the U.S. labor shortage hindering its build projects, hotel brand Marriott announced in 2017 that it would be embracing modular…
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27: Panama Canal Expansion
Carving out one of the world's most important shipping shortcuts helped Panama earn its independence in 1903. Rebuilding it a century later helped the Central American nation restore its pride—and…
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50: Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House opened to the public in 1973—10 years behind schedule and 1,357 percent over budget. In the end, it had taken 14 years and a final cost of AU$102 million to translate those…
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15: Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa isn't just the world's tallest building. The 828-meter (2,717-foot) structure is a towering symbol of the new Dubai, a global business and cultural center in the heart of the Middle…
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Top 10 Most Influential Projects in Architecture
The top 10 most influential projects in architecture over the last 50 years.
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Branching Out
The buzzy building material of the moment isn't a newly discovered metal mined from the Earth's core or a super-strong polymer created in a lab. No, it's actually one of the oldest construction…
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City Escapes
Why can't an old rail line be an urban oasis? Across the United States, city governments have found that it's cheaper—and more engaging for residents—to rebuild infrastructure into public green…
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