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SOM shares photos of new Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge

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DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center project in Cambridge, Massachusetts following the building’s formal public inauguration in September. Department of Transportation (USDOT) since 1970. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) have shared photos of their new U.S.

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Foster + Partners unveils vertiport terminal concept for Dubai

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A new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) terminal concept has been unveiled by Foster + Partners. The firm says its plan would augment the Dubai International Airport (DBX) and was developed in unison with Skyports Infrastructure, which Foster + Partners called a leader in advanced air mobility (AAM).

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SOM puts Department of Transportation "on display" at Cambridge building

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American studio SOM has created a "vertical campus" for the US Department of Transportation in Massachusetts that features aluminium fins on its sides and a landscape installation by designer Maya Lin. The studio opted for a vertical approach to the building, landing on a 13-storey building with a wide base and a set-back tower.

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Selldorf will join SOM for the Hirshhorn Museum's vital third revitalization phase

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The project will address important areas such as storage, stormwater management, accessibility, vertical transportation, and other upgrades to its galleries and public areas to correspond with the museum’s needs.

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Ramp With Viewing Platforms by ADM - Architecture Design Modeling

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The appearance of a temporary structure - the Ramp with viewing platforms - is the city's response to the need to connect the upper level of the Predmostnaya Square with its transport hub and the newly improved right-bank waterfront to create a link between the levels for pedestrians, cyclists, mothers with prams and people with limited mobility.

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San Francisco's bridge authority is finally moving forward to amend the Golden Gate's noisy new feature

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The fix — devised and tested by bridge engineers in consultation with aerodynamic and acoustic experts — calls for attaching U-shaped clips containing a thin rubber sleeve to all 12,000 vertical slats on the railings.

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Jordan William Hughes designs space elevator that "connects the ocean to the stars"

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This connection would allow for small drones to ascend and descend by climbing the tether, transporting both people and cargo between the sea-level spaceport and a space station situated more than 26,000 kilometres above Earth. The two would then be connected by a robust tether that would be lowered to Earth from the asteroid.

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