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Category: Urban

Sheikh Zayed Bridge

Project details Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects Date Constructed: 1997-2010 Height: 64m "Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the bridge consists of concrete strands that gather on one shore, flowing across to the adjacent shore in a sculptural waveform. Named after the country's former president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the 842m bridge connects the mainland to the island of [...]
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Heliopolis Tram

Project details Location: Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt   In 1894, Baron Edouard Empain (1852-1929) established a subsidiary, the Societe Anonyme Tramways du Caire,  with Belain Partner Jules Urban, and six months later their 1st Egyptian Tramway line was up and running. Baron Empain was looking for a city that would conform to the Egyptian Tradition, he [...]
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