The first New York subway line, the Rapid Transit Subway, or IRT opened #OnThisDay 1904, Chief Engineer William Barclay Parsons. There are lots of online resources including contemporary accounts at https://t.co/gSBMjlbXLq
We are very excited to be hosting the fantastic Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize Exhibition, opening on 26 October!
Visit the exhibition from Saturday 26 October, through to Sunday 26 January.
Image featured: 2h Pencil by Jamie Eade
Details of Rankine Lecture announced - The 62nd Rankine Lecture will be delivered on 13 March 2024 by Professor Lidija Zdravković of Imperial College London on Geotechnical Engineering for a Sustainable Society https://t.co/3bZl4fzTC2
Thomas Telford's Craigellachie bridge opened #onthisday 1814. Designed by Thomas Telford and cast by William Hazeldine, it is thought to be the oldest surviving monumental cast iron bridge in Scotland. https://t.co/X9sj7lhk5S https://t.co/U5Kwtx9StM #HistoricalEngineering
With University College London’s eastwards expansion into the former Olympic park, Stanton Williams creates a convincing piece of a promised new urban quarter, writes @hughpearman
https://t.co/xRLYpyR8dM
@_SW_News@ucl#ribajreview
Timelapse featuring the fabrication and installation of Cody Dock Rolling Bridge, with @TomRandallPage
Designing with a clear idea of how things are made and then working with expert makers has been central to the success of Cody Dock.
Video by @cake_industries.
The design of Cody Dock Bridge is reminiscent of Victorian engineering. The counter-balanced square portals allow the 13-ton deck and frame to be rolled using a hand-cranked winch. @TomRandallPage@cake_industries
Learn more: https://t.co/8Kfbo7Awee
📷: @clickclickjim
Cody Dock Rolling Bridge, designed with @TomRandallPage and fabricated by @cake_industries won The Bridges Design Award at the Bridge Awards last night.
Congratulations to the design team.
Great evening at Cake Industries this evening with three excellent presentations on three architectural master pieces; a bridge, a stair and a RHS Chelsea Garden roof pavilion. All for London Festival of Architecture.
#RIBA#London Festival of Architecture
#CakeIndustries
Great evening at Cake Industries this evening with three excellent presentations on three architectural master pieces; a bridge, a stair and a RHS Chelsea Garden roof pavilion. All for London Festival of Architecture.
#RIBA#London Festival of Architecture
#CakeIndustries