Honduras seeks Chinese backing for $20bn transoceanic railway
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The coast-to-coast railway would make the most of Honduras’ Puerto Cortes, the best natural deep-sea…
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“A lighthouse for time”: Yantai’s Sun Tower tops out on the summer solstice
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Images courtesy of Open Architecture The Sun Tower, a 50m-tall viewing platform located in the…
World’s first commercial thorium reactor approved in China
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Crescent Moon Lake in Gansu Province (Laika ac/CC BY-SA 2.0) Chinese authorities have issued an…
Mecanoo team wins ‘Scientists Valley’ design contest
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Images courtesy of Mecanoo/Wax A team comprising Dutch architect Mecanoo, Lola Landscape, and China’s Meng…
Intersecting coloured blocks “celebrate creativity” in Chinese school
This post was originally published on this site Brightly coloured volumes and sweeping curves create a playful atmosphere in the Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School,…
Chinese rail engineers succeed in replacing bridge section in four hours
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers CRCC posted a picture of the machine in action on its Weibo account Chinese engineers…
China’s first over-sea high-speed line gets huge terminus at Xiamen
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Work under way on the Fuzhou–Xiamen line (Dong Chenxing/CC BY-SA 4.0) Work has finished on…
Wutopia Lab tops underground museum in China with sweeping concrete roof
This post was originally published on this site Shanghai-based studio Wutopia Lab has created Deep Time Palace, an underground museum in Changchun featuring a wavy…
China and Saudi Arabia sign slew of investment deals
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The 10th Arab-China Business Conference was held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia Ministry of Investment) A…
Work begins on MVRDV’s village amongst towers in Chengdu’s CBD
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Image courtesy of MVRDV/Atchain Construction has begun on the 154,700-sq-m Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Towers, occupying…