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Will someone join the dots between the skyscraper boom and flooding?
Major cities like London will be hit by widespread flooding if the planet’s temperature rises by 2°C. And tall buildings are making things worse, says Chris Wise
Tag: Engineering
HS2 ‘overengineering’ to blame for spiralling costs, says principal designer
A principal designer on the original HS2 plans has said that ‘overengineering’ is one of three key reasons for the project's still-spiralling costs
Architects and engineers need to work together to help solve our two biggest crises
Retrofitting existing buildings is vital to tackling both the climate emergency and housing shortage – but effective collaboration between architects and engineers is essential, says Damien Sharkey of developer HUB
Leading architects remember High-Tech engineer Tony Hunt
Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to structural engineer Anthony (Tony) Hunt, who died last week at the age of 90
Influences: Roma Agrawal and The Pantheon
Structural enginneer and author Roma Agrawal marvels at the Roman masterpiece
Of overturning moments and restoring moments – the engineering of a Bristol statue
Tim Lucas, partner and structural engineer at Price & Myers, recounts the engineering solutions required for a stealth installation following the overturning of the Edward Colston statue
Engineering the Serpentine Pavilion
Jon Astbury talks to AECOM principal engineer Michael Orr about the challenges of erecting one of architecture’s most short-lived but intensely scrutinised structures
Design Engine beats Foster to land new HQ for Formula 1 car designer
Design Engine has seen off Foster + Partners to win the race to build a new headquarters for Formula 1 car designer Gordon Murray
Expert warns of Garden Bridge construction danger
Marine engineer warns of ‘hazardous’ clash between the bridge and London’s super-sewer project as government body issues building licence to Heatherwick scheme
Correcting Corb: How Ove Arup reminded his architect friend about gravity
AJ EXCLUSIVE: Research for a V&A exhibition has unearthed previously unseen correspondance between two titans of 20th-century design: Ove Arup and Le Corbusier