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New Mont Blanc Ropeways

31/01/2014
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The two cableway stations are part of the new Mont Blanc cableway which, replacing the three old cable cars, involves the construction of two sections respectively for connection between the valley station of Pontal d'Entrèves (height 1350m), the midway station Pavillon du Mont Frèty (height 2400m) and the summit station of Helbronner Peak (height 3462m).

The executive project is...

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National Museum of Qatar, Doha

31/01/2014
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The National Museum of Qatar is the flagship in a series of national cultural and educational projects. Inspired by desert rose, the museum is a four story, 300 meters by 200 meters sculpture of intersecting disc shapes up to 80 meters in diameter. The structural solution settled on radially and orthogonally-framed steel trusses, supporting fibre-reinforced concrete cladding panels to create...

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ArtScience Museum, Singapore

31/01/2014
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The ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay resembles an open lotus flower or an open hand. Ten “fingers” rise out from the base, cupping the sky. It has 21 gallery spaces spread out over 4,600 sq m (50,000 sq ft) of exhibition space.

Stunning architectural marvels, however, are frequently building challenges as they use unusual shapes joined together. Translating these stunning visions into...

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Castle House Tower, London

31/01/2014
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Castle House residential tower generates its own power through a series of wind turbines. Collaboration between Bourne Engineering and steel consultant TDS Midlands was vital to the success and delivery of the project, and both companies were proud to integrate themselves to the team using Tekla Structures BIM software.

BIM collaboration creates green tower of wind power

Green towers...

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Fisht Stadium, Sochi

31/01/2014
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The Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, is the venue of opening, closing and medal ceremonies of the 22nd Winter Olympics in February 2014. The setting is beautiful as the stadium is inspired by Faberge Easter eggs: the walls and roof form a single surface that reflects the sunlight. The company that created the distinctive steel roof structure is Mostproekt, a Russian engineering firm...

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