The blog about planning, building and utilization of buildings

Construction experts at the ETH Zurich developed an extremely thin concrete roof in 2017 thanks to innovative ... read more...

Bridges connect worlds and bring people together. This thousand-year-old concept still applies. However, in ... read more...

Integral planning refers to an interdisciplinary approach to the holistic consideration of a structure, from the ... read more...

"Designing bridges is a multifaceted task that requires the consideration of functional, static-structural, urban ... read more...

The Upper Palatinate region near the German-Czech border is home to one of Germany's largest and oldest cultural ... read more...

First introduced in the mid-1980s, the tools for computer-aided design have developed rapidly. But the drawing ... read more...

57 km long. Up to 2,300 meters deep. 28.2 million cubic meters of rock. The Gotthard Base Tunnel from Erstfeld to ... read more...

The working method of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is becoming increasingly important in the construction ... read more...

Pedestrian bridges have it pretty easy compared to other crossings. After all, people are not as heavy as motor ... read more...

An 80-meter high skyscraper with folded facades and an upward-narrowing plan - that's the Limmat Tower in the new ... read more...

The Port of Duqm in Oman is currently developing into a major trans-shipment center in the Middle East. read more...

The relationship between architects and engineers is not always expressed in mutual appreciation. Architects are ... read more...

With an arched span of 265 meters and a height of 220 meters, the Tamina Bridge in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen ... read more...

The International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) is a scientific/technical association ... read more...

Frankfurt am Main is known across Europe for its unique skyline. It will soon be enriched by a dazzling tower. The ... read more...

Engineering geology is particularly important with large infrastructure projects, such as in tunnel construction. ... read more...

It protects against weather, serves as accommodation and unites people: the roof. Over the centuries, its form, ... read more...

Since early 2016, new absurd building forms have no longer been welcome in Chinese cities. However, this does not ... read more...