A beautiful but treacherous stretch of two-lane highway in the eastern forests of British Columbia has been smoothed out thanks to innovative solutions for building four bridges, nine viaducts and seven earthwalls on steep slopes.
These villas on the northern shore of the United Arab Emirates’ Jumeirah Bay island were designed to incorporate green spaces, sustainable landscaping and eco-friendly materials—setting a new standard for how future developments can reduce impact on the island’s ecological health, according to the project team.
The mixed-use development along the Nile River features two connected towers, each standing 23 stories tall, with additional below-ground-level stories housing a parking garage and shared mechanical and electrical rooms.
Panama is now the first country in Central America to have a metro system link between the center of its capital, Panama City, and its main international airport.
The expansion of Lima’s integrated public transport system extends 10.2 km through the districts of Comas and Carabayllo in the North Cone of Peru’s capital and largest city—an area previously known for chaotic traffic, numerous informal private bus services and an organized crime presence.
This offshore liquefied natural gas import terminal in Santa Catarina, Brazil, began earlier this year to produce 15 million cu meters per day—half for local use—filling an energy security gap after Bolivia limited its supply to the region in 2022.
This next-generation factory in China, owned by U.S.-based Albemarle Corp. to convert lithium ore into 50,000 tons per year of battery-grade lithium hydroxide for electric vehicle batteries, is the first to be internationally designed in the country.
Cairo’s Sayyida Zainab Mosque holds great cultural significance in Egypt—which made the restoration of the building without compromising its architectural identity of great importance for the project team.
This 47-story office tower’s design was shaped by extensive environmental analysis. The building, with its tapered top and bottom, is angled parallel to the direction of the site’s prevailing winds to optimize wind resistance.