The Magdeburg Water Bridge, completed in 2003, is a brilliant architectural product that serves as an efficient route between the Elbe-Havel and the…

Michael Wilford is an English architect. In 1960, he joined the practice of James Stirling and in 1971 together established the Stirling/Wilford partnership. The partnership continued until James Stirling’s death…

Together with Henry Van de Velde, Horta is considered the most important representative of Art Nouveau. Horta did an apprenticeship with Alphonse Balat, where he gained experience in cast iron…

Building in the coastal zone in Norway is challenging in general, but in this case it was made even more complicated by the architectural double coding:

Jacques Kalisz (6 september 1926 – 5 march 2002): Nanterre Architecture School During my journey through the history of steel in architecture, I unfortunately regularly come across gems from the…

The Erasmus Bridge is the second bridge across the New Maas River in the centre of Rotterdam, next to the Willemsbrug. The bridge connects the district ‘Kop van Zuid’ with…

Daniel Hudson Burnham (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer. He designed several famous buildings, including a number of notable skyscrapers in Chicago,…

Revealed in 1989 with his project for the Tokyo International Forum, Neil M. Denari is one of the main representatives of what is sometimes referred to as “machine architecture” or…

Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in…

Sir Philippe Samyn (born 1 September 1948, in Ghent) is a Belgian architect and civil engineer whose style is characterized by the use of glass, wood and steel to build…