"Experimental" safety barriers trialled on New York subway platform
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed yellow safety barriers in a subway station to mitigate "intrusions" onto the train tracks. More
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Kilometres of suicide-deterrent nets installed under Golden Gate Bridge
Local studio MacDonald Architects has designed the safety nets recently installed on each side of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to prevent people from jumping from its sides. More
"Miami's slow-motion infrastructure meltdown is already apparent"
Art Basel Miami and Design Miami should step up to help address the infuriating congestion that blights Miami art week, writes Ian Volner. More
Foster + Partners reveals Techo International Airport with gridded "tree-canopy" roof
British studio Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which has commenced construction 20 kilometres south of the city centre. More
Simba Vision Montessori School named best building as Dezeen Awards architecture winners announced
Simba Vision Montessori School has been named Dezeen Awards 2023 architecture project of the year following the announcement of all 15 architecture winners at this evening's ceremony. More
Foster + Partners designs tapered stone airport in Saudi Arabia
Architecture studio Foster + Partners is set to create a cluster of stone buildings informed by local villages for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. More
Provencher Roy mixes recycled glass into concrete of sculptural Quebec bridge
Canadian architecture studio Provencher Roy has created Darwin Bridges, a curved bridge on Nuns' Island outside of Montreal constructed with concrete that utilises recycled glass in its mixture. More
Atelier 9.81 models Calais port tower on stack of pebbles
French architecture studio Atelier 9.81 has designed a tower of staggered concrete blocks for a harbour master's office and lookout building on the Calais coastline. More
Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding
Next in our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs. More
IJboulevard is an underwater bike park in Amsterdam
Dutch studio VenhoevenCS Architecture + Urbanism has completed IJboulevard, an underwater bicycle park for Amsterdam Central Station in the Netherlands. More
Taller Capital practises "retroactive infrastructure" for linear park in Mexico
Architecture studio Taller Capital has created a linear park in Mexico City that incorporates a walkway and made with materials optimised for water retention and dust mitigation. More
Colectivo C733 balances square boardwalk over Mexican lagoon
Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has created a square-shaped pedestrian pier that hovers over a coastal lake in Bacalar, Mexico to serve as an aquatic exhibit, protecting the site from urbanisation and human activity. More
Living Breakwaters coastal defence system wins Obel Award 2023
Landscape studio Scape has won the Obel Award for 2023 for its "visionary" coastal defence system in New York City that will grow in efficiency as oysters inhabit it. More
Štvanice Footbridge in Prague designed as a "sculpture in the city"
Architects Petr Tej and Marek Blank collaborated with engineer Jan Mourek to create this minimalist bridge across the River Vltava in Prague, which is intended to resemble marble. More
Sculptural steel arches support Jiangxi River Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects
Two symmetrical steel arches define this bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects, which stretches 295 metres across a tributary of the Tuojiang River in Chengdu, China. More
Agency—Agency and SHEEEP design stormwater gardens underneath Toronto expressway
New York-based studio Agency—Agency has collaborated with local studio SHEEEP to design stormwater gardens underneath an expressway in Toronto. More
Watch cars being elevated through an automated parking lot in Hangzhou
The vertical Future Car Park in China by Daniel Statham Studio is the focus of this video, which shows vehicles being lifted and stacked via a fully automated lift system. More
Ten statement bridges characterised by memorable designs
Interlocking timber, 3D-printed arches and rotating forms feature in this roundup of 10 unusual bridges from around the world. More
Dezeen Debate features "elegant and timeless" concrete bridge in Switzerland
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Christ & Gantenbein adds concrete New Aare Bridge over Swiss river
Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has added a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland, with five arches of varying widths. More