Development And Growth

Melbourne, Australia’s Urban Laboratory: From Gold Rush to Freeways

From the gold rush that shaped its founding to the major projects driving its future, Melbourne shows how infrastructure can transform a city into a global metropolis. Today the North East Link (deliv...

Switzerland: In Ticino, the Railway Facility Using Drones and Renewable Energy

In Ticino, the New Railway Industrial Facility of the Swiss Federal Railways is taking shape—a major rolling stock maintenance hub that brings together construction, sustainability, and an increasingl...

From Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge to Channel Tunnel: World’s Longest Infrastructure

From the Brenner Base Tunnel to the Grand Paris Express, from the largest bridge in the world to the Eurotunnel: a journey through the world’s longest infrastructure projects, where every kilometre bu...

From the Danube to the Thames: Rivers Featured in Major Engineering Projects

From the Brăila Bridge in Romania to the Yacyretá Dam on the border between Argentina and Paraguay, from the Thames Barrier in London to the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Portugal, right through to the Thre...

Paris Metro, Line 15: The TBM Arrives in the City Sailing Down the Seine

A 2,000-ton TBM arrived in Paris via the Seine after a journey of over 2,200 kilometers starting from Italy. Refurbished by Webuild, the tunnel boring machine will be used in the 7-kilometer excavatio...

Turkey Races Ahead on High-Speed Rail: The Bosphorus Line Linking Europe and Asia

With over $6 billion earmarked for new railway investments, Turkey aims to transform high-speed rail into a key driver of its economic growth and its strategic role between Europe and Asia. A journey ...

Toward the Light

From postwar Italy to the economic miracle: the A1 motorway, which links Milan to Naples over a distance of 764 kilometres via bridges, viaducts and tunnels, remains to this day a masterpiece of engin...

From Finland’s Paimio Sanatorium to Singapore: Hospitals of Nature and Architecture

Hospitals are no longer just places where people are treated: from the Dell’Angelo Hospital in Venice-Mestre to Singapore’s Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, from Maggie’s Centre in London to Finland’s Paimio ...

Singapore, Global Model for Water Management: From Water Treatment to Desalination

From water scarcity and wastewater management to protecting cities from extreme climate events, water has become one of the greatest infrastructure challenges of our time. Singapore has turned this ne...