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Chenab Bridge, expected to be ready by 2019, is a railway steel and concrete arch bridge, under construction in the Raesi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Chenab bridge will have a height of 359 m (1,178 ft). The arch length is 480 m with an arch span of 467 m.
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The complex layered history of Lebanon’s capital city is summed up in the design of Herzog & de Meuron’s latest residential high-rise, Beirut Terraces. Constructed adjacent to a new marina — an area undergoing major revitalization.
The 119-meter-tall [390 feet] project is characterized by a series of stacked setback apartments with large overhanging terraces. Essentially a layered pattern of horizontal slabs or floor plates with gaps for living spaces in between, the building offers a unique setting for its tenants to reap the benefits of indoor and outdoor living. Beirut’s moderate climate attracts this vibrant outdoor urban culture
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India’s first smart and green highway — Eastern Peripheral Expressway — the 135-km, nearly Rs 11,000 crore access-controlled six-lane expressway, for decongesting Delhi will be completed in August 2017. The Expressway will set a benchmark in highway construction by being environment-friendly with world-class safety features and smart/interactive infrastructure. Read On
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India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is set to overhaul Delhi’s iconic Pragati Maidan Exhibition Complex, & aims to provide India a state-of-the-art World Convention Centre.
Read More 83Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled plans for a faceted office building in Norway, set to become the first in the country to produce more energy than it consumes. The diamond-shaped form maximises the building’s ability to function as a collector of solar energy, via a large area of photovoltaic panels on the south-facing angled roof. Solar cells, heat exchangers and heat pumps also produce electricity and heat for the building.
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