Airports aren’t just portals to and from exotic, far-away places. They also serve as first impressions for those who emigrate to another land. When your guests arrive at your front door, you want it to look nice, More...
When did making museums start to become an art form in its own right? Sometime in the last two decades, as wealthy patrons began flooding museums with donations so they could expand their collections, the architecture of museums around the world More...
Longest Bridge Spans are categorised in the following tables according to the structural type of the main span. The "Span" means the main span of a bridge = centre to centre distance of adjacent towers, pylons, piers or supports More...
For all of humankind’s history, we’ve been fascinated with hidden places. Before they were a fun architectural addition to new homes, hidden rooms and secret passages served a purpose. Most often, that purpose was to allow someone to hide or More...
Like trains, ships once played a much larger part in the worldwide economy than they do now. Their reach has been significantly reduced with the advent of quicker and more efficient modes of transport. As a result, there are amazing More...
When it comes to tall buildings, all eyes are on the Burj Dubai. That's because this month it became the tallest structure in the world—and it's not even done yet. But across the world architects have already come up with mega engineering plans More...
It was a joke about how many swimming world records (WR)/Olympics records (OR) have been smashed in the Water Cube (水立方) - National Aquatic Center(国家游泳中心) since the first day of 29th Beijing Olympic Games. Even you broke a More...