Category Archives: infrastructure

Morocco’s Success in the Aerospace Industry

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Of Sugar and Politics: Last Days in Sao Paulo

Originally posted on Student travel with the Chazen Institute:
Because we were so productive during our first day of meetings, on Tuesday and Wednesday we had one company visit each day and the free time to either meet with companies…

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* Architecture: Cornell Reveals the Architects Competing to Design the First NYC Tech Campus Building

Originally posted on Designalog:
Architecture: Cornell Reveals the Architects Competing to Design the First NYC Tech Campus Building: “..Selected from over more than 40 firms from the U.S. and abroad, the finalists include Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the Office…

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Brazil’s Olympian Task: Cleaning Junkyard Airports Before the Games – WSJ.com

A decaying Douglas C-47 in Tabatinga BRASÍLIA—Getting Brazil’s overcrowded airports ready to play host to soccer’s 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games has run into an unexpected obstacle: airplane cemeteries on the tarmac. At airfields from the muggy … Continue reading

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Partner Profile: BDP

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BDP, an interdisciplinary practice of architects, designers, engineers and urbanists joins Manchester at MIPIM 2012 as a Partner. Here Gavin Elliott, Chairman of BDP Manchester, talks about the transformation of Manchester and the many development opportunities the city holds.

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