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Calatrava's New Train Station and 8 More High-Speed Rail Hubs on the Horizon

Santiago Calatrava's stunning Liège-Guillemins TGV station opened last month in Belgium. As energy and oil uncertainty and high carbon emissions make train travel more appealing, high-speed railways are being planned from Southern California to Saudi Arabia. Here are eight more high-speed rail stations coming soon.READ»

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The City Parks Renaissance

With the success of New York City's High Line, planners and developers ask: Are parks the design destination of the moment?READ»

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How Not to Market a Big Public Works Project

Starchitect Santiago Calatrava has unveiled a new bridge for Calgary--and the project's naysayers are screaming bloody murder.READ»

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Why Starchitect Skyscrapers like Frank Gehry's Beekman Are Getting Chopped

Will a stunted economy leave us with stunted cities? Reduced building heights have become an unfortunate reality for a faltering construction industry, as architects are seeing their projects slashed in half, some ...READ»

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iFive: Apple's New iPhone and Chicago's Spire Are Rising and Google's Old Wonder Boy Is Falling in Today's Innovation News

While you slept, innovation brushed up his resume and begged Google CEO Eric Schmidt to let him come home. Here's today's top innovation news: Next-gen iPhone rumors abound. Video camera, faster Net, can act as a DVR remote. ...READ»

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