Rafael Viñoly Architects unveils plans for vineyard-covered airport terminal
US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has unveiled its plans for an international terminal at Florence Airport in Italy that will be crowned by a 7.7-hectare vineyard. More
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"Experimental" safety barriers trialled on New York subway platform
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed yellow safety barriers in a subway station to mitigate "intrusions" onto the train tracks. More
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SOM designs "terminal in a garden" for Bangalore airport
Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, that draws on the city's heritage and landscape. More
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Kilometres of suicide-deterrent nets installed under Golden Gate Bridge
Local studio MacDonald Architects has designed the safety nets recently installed on each side of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to prevent people from jumping from its sides. More
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AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal
Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston's Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. More
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"Miami's slow-motion infrastructure meltdown is already apparent"
Art Basel Miami and Design Miami should step up to help address the infuriating congestion that blights Miami art week, writes Ian Volner. More
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Foster + Partners reveals Techo International Airport with gridded "tree-canopy" roof
British studio Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which has commenced construction 20 kilometres south of the city centre. More
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Mono Architekten tops perforated concrete car park with public plaza
Berlin studio Mono Architekten has combined a perforated concrete viewing tower with a car park topped by a public park to create a new entrance to the town of Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany. More
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Frankey installs "world's tallest canal bridge" between two Amsterdam buildings
Dutch street artist Frankey has linked the upper floors of two Amsterdam buildings with a structure designed to look like one of the city's historic canal bridges. More
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BIG designs Mindfulness City in Bhutan connected by "inhabitable bridges"
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan that will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. More
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Populous unveils design for neon-lit esports arena in Saudi Arabia
Global architecture studio Populous has released visuals of the Qiddiya City Esports Arena, which will be located in "the world's first mixed-use gaming and esports district". More
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Foster + Partners designs tapered stone airport in Saudi Arabia
Architecture studio Foster + Partners is set to create a cluster of stone buildings informed by local villages for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. More
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Provencher Roy mixes recycled glass into concrete of sculptural Quebec bridge
Canadian architecture studio Provencher Roy has created Darwin Bridges, a curved bridge on Nuns' Island outside of Montreal constructed with concrete that utilises recycled glass in its mixture. More
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Atelier 9.81 models Calais port tower on stack of pebbles
French architecture studio Atelier 9.81 has designed a tower of staggered concrete blocks for a harbour master's office and lookout building on the Calais coastline. More
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Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding
Next in our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs. More
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IJboulevard is an underwater bike park in Amsterdam
Dutch studio VenhoevenCS Architecture + Urbanism has completed IJboulevard, an underwater bicycle park for Amsterdam Central Station in the Netherlands. More
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Taller Capital practises "retroactive infrastructure" for linear park in Mexico
Architecture studio Taller Capital has created a linear park in Mexico City that incorporates a walkway and made with materials optimised for water retention and dust mitigation. More
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Colectivo C733 balances square boardwalk over Mexican lagoon
Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has created a square-shaped pedestrian pier that hovers over a coastal lake in Bacalar, Mexico to serve as an aquatic exhibit, protecting the site from urbanisation and human activity. More
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KA Architecture Studio tops Tehran metro station with brick barrel vaults
Iranian practice KA Architecture Studio has completed the Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran, creating a new "democratic open space" around the station that is sheltered by a cluster of barrel-vaulted forms. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects' sinuous metro station nears completion in Riyadh
The King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects, has been revealed nearing completion. More
