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Artificial archipelago will store thermal energy off Helsinki’s coast

Ten 225 m diameter ‘islands’ – four encased in domes to form greenhouses – will store heat in deep, thermally insulated basins that can hold up to 10 million cu m of water

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Floating, nature-forward campus imagined for New York Harbor

Seven man-made “disc” islands that are linked via walkways and surrounded by floating wetlands are designed for humans and flora and fauna

From Civil Engineering Magazine

AI-driven building facade will learn and ‘improve’ itself

A 53-story tower, dubbed Vertical Oasis, will be capable of harnessing nature through a combination of factors such as renewable energy harvesting and

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Manhattan’s St. John’s Park is reimagined for recreational use

Architecture studio Ballman Khapalova has created a park design for the traffic circle that acts as the Holland Tunnel’s terminus in Manhattan.

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Spa design collects water from fog for use on-site

An international architecture firm has released the design of a health spa in eastern Nepal that will capture moisture from fog and convert it into water

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Nomads of the future

Customizable, mobile intelligent micro-units are coming soon. Developed by a Slovakian company, the “cars” could transform where we live and work and how we get there

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Under the sea

An underwater research station extends the time researchers can spend in deep water

From Civil Engineering Magazine

Arbor harbor

A floating “parkipelago” is set to launch in Copenhagen, Denmark

From Civil Engineering Magazine