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 30 November, 2009Jorge Parra.
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Over the Thrift glacier tip in the Swiss Alps, this year, has been constructed a spectacular suspension bridge. The 170 meters long bridge describe a perfect Catenary over a 100 meters above the glacier. The structural design of the bridge responds with simplicity to the extreme conditions of high mountain:, Minimum temperatures, Heavy snow, winds and not forgetting the vibrations caused by pedestrians crossing the void…
10 November, 2009Sergio Carratalá.
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Last 15 April a new bridge was inaugurated in the Dutch city of Sneek. The sexy wooden structure attracts attention of drivers on the motorway A7 passing beneath. This design represents an important step towards the use of sustainable materials in the higher-level structures.  It all started when the government of the Netherlands province of Friesland and the Public Works Department expressed the desire to use more wood in their buildings… 30 October, 2009Sergio Carratalá.
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Evolver is an artifact-observatory involved in the Alpine landscape Zermatt , Switzerland. In an attempt to maximize the advantageous location and its breathtaking views, The project sits strategically at the lake Stelli at an altitude of 2,536 m.
The piece has been designed and built by satudents from ALICE, Swiss architecture laboratory dependent from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lusanne… 28 October, 2009Sergio Carratalá.
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Following the series of short articles on wood structural performances, we present this bird observatory on the river Ebro. Unlike other observatories such as the ornithological Graswarder, This viewpoint is not erected as a tower but it adapts to the rugged terrain on the banks of the river Ebro in bold extending cantilever.
Past spring the Ebro River saw a new structure approaching its waters… 26 October, 2009Sergio Carratalá.
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The next series of small articles consolidates a kind of observatory wood structural performances which opened with items such as the MUJA or the Building against earthquakes.
Combining the functionality of the tower with the trajectory of the stairs in two tranches, designers… 14 September, 2009Sergio Carratalá.
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Since Karl Drais invented the velocipede in 1817 bicycles has swept the world in a thousand and one variants. The present model this bello del diseñador Berlin Arndt Menke-Zumbragel: the woodway bicycle. It started as a university project to develop the wood as building material, and ended with the production of this extraordinary structure [...] 30 July, 2009Sergio Carratalá.
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Every year the world is shaken by the news of a destructive earthquake where unfortunately the victims in the hundreds and material damage in the millions. One of the main reasons for having such a destructive earthquake is the high population density combined with insecurity in areas of structural design [...] |
 
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