Civil, Architecture & Construction.

Small Island Developing States Building Resilience and Climate Action  Courtesy of ARUP Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to a range of shocks and stresses, and are particularly affected by climatic change. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of small island countries that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges, including small but growing populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, excessive dependence on international trade, and fragile environments. Courtesy of ARUP Their growth and development held back by high communication, energy, transportation costs, irregular international transport volumes, disproportionately, expensive public administration and infrastructure due to their small size, and little to no opportunity to create economies to scale. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the front line of global cli...

Istanbul New Airport Courtesy of iGA Architects:  Grimshaw Architects, Haptic Architects, Nordic Architects Location:  Istanbul, Turkey Client:  Cengiz-kolin- Limak-Mapa-Kalyon Consortium   Project Area:  1,400,000 m 2 Concept Design:  Grimshaw, Nordic Office of Architecture, Haptic Architects   Design & Development Architect:  Scott Brownrigg  Programme & Project Management:  ARUP Courtesy of Haptic Architects By the edge of the Black Sea, 35 km outside Istanbul, lies Istanbul Airport. Nordic and partners developed the concept design of the mind blowing airport, featuring the largest terminal in the world with the capacity to cater for 90 million passengers per year. This will increase to over 150 million passengers once fully complete. Terminal 1 of the Istanbul New Airport will be the world's largest airport terminal under one roof, with a gross floor area close to one million square m...

El Temple De La Sagrada Familia  Architect:  Antoni Gaudi   Architect of Record:  Jordi Fauli   Location:  Barcelona, Spain Client:  La Sagrada Familia Foundation  Structure Type:  Tower Building Function:  Religious Structural Material:  Composite Area: 38,000 m 2 up to now  Construction started:  1882 Estimated completion:  2026 Construction cost: € 3.000.000 per year Contractor:  Sagrada Familia Construction Board  Material:  H-Blanc   Engineering:  Buxade, Margarit i Ferrando, slp   Courtesy of Sagrada Familia Foundation Construction of the Holy Family The Sagrada Familia is the monumental symbol of Barcelona. The temple was started in 1882 and from 1883 the architect, Antoni Gaudi, was in charge of its project and construction until his death in 1926 . Courtesy of ARUP This work is built with donations and is expect...