New Challenges

Tackling the Water Crisis in the Mojave Desert: Water Systems for Potable Water

In the Mojave Desert, unique landscapes - from majestic yucca plants to ghost towns - and solutions to the water crisis meet to ensure a sustainable future with potable water systems for water extract...

Water Crisis: USA Searches For Potable Water in Desert and Sewage

In the U.S. Southwest, innovative infrastructure is coping with water crisis and securing water supplies. From Texas to the Mojave Desert in California, sewage treatment plants and potable water extra...

NEOM: Mega-Projects Between Sustainable Environments, Tech Innovation and High-Speed Rails

From the smart city of The Line to the ski resort of Trojena, from the industrial city of Oxagon to the luxury destination of Sindalah, NEOM looks like something out of a sci-fi novel, combining high-...

Saudi 2034: Saudi Arabia Chooses Its Stadiums for the Next FIFA World Cup

For the 2024 World Cup, Saudi Arabia is investing more than $20 billion in the construction of 15 state-of-the-art stadiums spread across the five designated cities, from the capital Riyadh to the fut...

8 Curiosities about the New Panama Canal: Sustainability and Innovation for the Global Supply Chain

Mexico: The High-Speed Railway Project That Challenges the Panama Canal

The Mexican government plans to build a railway corridor to compete with the Panama Canal, challenging the dynamics of maritime shipping for freight transport and, more generally, global trade.

From the Shanghai Tower to The Shard, six skyscrapers with the world’s highest observation decks

From the Dardanelles Strait to China, The Great Bridges That Won Earthquakes

Rising in geotechnically complex and highly seismic areas, these bridges - including the longest suspended bridges in the world - stand firm against catastrophic events thanks to modern engineering br...

In Canada, ‘A City Within a City’: Toronto’s Waterfront Redevelopment Takes a New Project

With an investment of CA$1 billion, Toronto’s waterfront will be ready for the construction of thousands of homes on an abandoned industrial site that will also have the largest park in a generation, ...