MAD Architects   China   A project drawn up by Ma Yansong, MAD Architects, in collaboration with the China Academy of Building Research (CASR) is the winner in the competition to design an international cruise hub at the city of Chongqing’s Cuntan Port. It will include a 15,

Zaha Hadid Architects   Lithuania   With a scheme titled ‘Green Connect,’ the British firm Zaha Hadid Architects has won the competition to redevelop the train station of Vilnius and the areas around the complex. It will be part of the Rail Baltic line, for which the same architecture

IDOM   France   Southeast of Nantes – in the municipality of Bouguenais, which belongs to the French cantón of Rezé – rises this building by IDOM – Gohar Manrique San Pedro, Inés López Taberna, Iñaki Garai – which ensued from winning a competition to improve the cit

Grimshaw Architects   China   Characterized by slender branched columns and an undulating roof, the transport interchange at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport is modeled on mangrove trees, which have symbolic value in this Chinese city, evoking their roots. The scheme drawn u

Foster + Partners   China   The firm of Norman Foster has won the competition to design Guangming Hub, a transport-oriented development on the high-speed rail link that connects Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, with three new metro lines incorporated. The latest technologi

Zaha Hadid Architects Esplan   Estonia   A design drawn up by the British firm Zaha Hadid Architects – in collaboration with the Estonian practice Esplan – has been awarded first prize in the competition for Rail Baltic’s new terminal in Ülemiste, a subdistrict of the country’s capital. The

Fenwick Iribarren Architects   Qatar   The whole plan of the complex resembles a sitting camel. At night the textile roof shines in the desert, and a large tower rises like a totem to serve as an icon and point of reference from the city of Doha. The jockeys will direct the animals throug

Estudio Cano Lasso    Spain   Situado cerca a la intersección entre la avenida Ciudad de Barcelona y la calle Doctor Esquerdo a su paso sobre las vías férreas de acceso a la capital por el sur, en dirección Atocha, el solar de la actuación se presenta como un vacío donde la ciuda

Spain   Con 28 estaciones distribuidas en más de 40 kilómetros, la línea Metrosur es un anillo que conecta con la línea 10 del suburbano los cinco grandes municipios del suroeste madrileño: Alcorcón, Leganés, Getafe, Fuenlabrada y Móstoles, rompiendo así con

Estudio Cano Lasso    Spain   Emplazado en una zona donde la trama urbana se pierde por la presencia de una vía rápida elevada y la proximidad de las vías del tren, el edificio se propone como un volumen elemental, dialogante con su entorno; al levantarse sobre el plano del suelo

CNN   Tamara Hardingham-Gill   Paris is already home to some of the most popular attractions in the world, and the French capital could be about to get its very first urban cable car. Proposed plans for a brand new 4.5 kilometer-long aerial tramway connecting various suburbs in th

CNN   A maglev bullet train that can reach speeds of 600 kilometers per hour (373 miles per hour) has made its debut in Qingdao, China. Developed by the state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation, it's considered the world's fastest train. "Maglev

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has signed an agreement with Hyperloop Italia to jointly design its next phase of works that marks a turning point for the future of transport Hyperloop transports passengers at very high speed safely, economically and sus

Tech Times   Griffin Davis   The new SE200 Tri-Wing Jumbo Jet has a very weird design. With its three wings, this new plane looks like it came from a sci-fi movie. However, its unusual appearance is not just for show since experts claim that its tri-wing structure can drasticall

The firm led by the British architect Norman Foster has been selected to design Guangming Hub, a high-density urban development linked to the railway that runs through Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Following the model known as TOD (transit-orie

The Economist   Welcome to one of Europe’s biggest infrastructure projects: an ambitious scheme to encircle Paris with a new metro loop, with 68 new stations, it will cost nearly €40bn. The new station at La Défense, built as part of the westward extension of the e

Daniel Gómez-Valcárcel   Transgrediendo todas las leyes de la prudencia, puesto que no es un tema que me resulte estrictamente familiar, he aceptado escribir sobre el Y10 movido por la simpatía que siento desde el primer momento por este modelo de la Autobianchi (Lancia). Si

Francesc Xavier Ventura   La arquitectura de los desplazamientos