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Texas’s $15 billion Bullet Train on track to roll out next year
Plans for the Texas Bullet Train from Houston to Dallas have been moving ahead despite challenges from landowners along the 240-mile-long route, and the developers expect construction to begin in 2019.
Anish Kapoor sues the NRA over shot of The Bean
British artist Anish Kapoor has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the National Rifle Association over an advertisement featuring his iconic public sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, Cloud Gate (2006).
University College Dublin reveals masterplan renderings from DS+R, Steven Holl, and more
University College Dublin (UCD) revealed the latest design proposals from the six shortlisted teams for Future Campus—University College Dublin International Design Competition.
Will a proposed addition turn Chicago’s Union Station into the new Soldier Field?
During a public meeting on June 25, Chicago-based architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) unveiled plans to construct a seven-story glass addition to the 1925 Graham, Anderson, Probst & White train station in the West Loop.
Saudi Arabia is building a future for its millennial population
As Saudi Arabia’s population expands and job opportunities and economic advancement remains anemic, the country is embarking on an ambitious expansion plan to create new towers, cities, and forms of infrastructure.
