Do you fly a lot? Not like these guys.

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New architectural map of the Ruhr Area has appeared, GA network  partners Rhein-Ruhr and Berlin cooperate on the occasion of the European Capital of Culture 2010, our  architectural map of the Ruhr Area was published in January. It is  the fifth map in the series, continuing the previous success of maps
from Berlin, Munich, Cologne and Hamburg. All the maps are created by  members of the Guiding Architects Network.

This is the first map publication ever to cover the entire Ruhr area  and list buildings from all of its regions, which counts 53 cities  and towns. The set of four maps plus booklet contains 2300 projects  from the rich industrial history of the area, including civil structures, contemporary architecture, parks and gardens as well as  urban projects. Five of the best projects from eight historical  periods are presented with short texts and fotos.

The authors are architects Detlev Bruckhoff and Thomas M. Krüger,  supported by designer Marnie Schaefer. All three of them have profound knowledge of the area, as it’s where they grew up. The map is published and financed by the Marketing Company RVR (Regionalverband Ruhr).

Posted By: ticket-b

The Danish capital was endeavouring to be pronounced the world’s best city for cyclists in 2015. The bicycle is already considered to be the obvious means of transport by most Copenhageners because the city council has made a concerted effort to improve the infrastructure, safety and parking facilities for cyclists.

- every day 37% of everybody in Copenhagen arrives at work or education by bicycle.
- 25% of all families with two kids in the city own a cargo bike.
- the 519,000 inner city copenhageners own 560,000 bicycles!

Many people have written about the Green Wave bicycle lane in Copenhagen but few have actually documented it.

This is a long section of it, filmed from a bike. The film doesnt cover the way to the city centre but has instead a sequence of the morning bicycle rush hour. The ride started about 08:15 AM. 08:30-09:00 AM seems to be peak hours, although the flow never really stops.

Thanks to Mayor Bondam.

http://sustainablecities.dk/en/city-projects/cases/copenhagen-the-worlds-best-city-for-cyclists
http://www.kk.dk/~/media/Files/PolitikOgIndflydelse/Byudvikling/Miljoe/kk_brochure_gb_09.ashx
(Eco Metropole Copenhagen 2015)

Posted By: scaledenmark.dk

On the 4th anniversary of the accession of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as Ruler of Dubai, the city has seen the official Inauguration and the surprising re-naming of the former “Burj Dubai” to “Burj Khalifa”

Starting the new decade with one of the most spectacular fireworks ever seen, the opening of the Burj Khalifa is a symbol of the end of the turbo-urbanism of the last decade; and at the same time, a symbol for the beginning of a new business and city development philosophy of Dubai.

It is symbolic that the inauguration of the tallest building in the world is connected to the fourth anniversary of Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum becoming the ruler of Dubai, because it was his ambitious vision that has made Dubai the first Arabian metropolis - moreover, it is even more symbolic that it has been renamed from “Burj Dubai” to “Burj Khalifa”, because it has been the president of UAE, his highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bin Nayhan, ruler of Abu Dhabi, who has demonstrated the strength and unity of the Emirates by supporting Dubai in these difficult times.

The Burj Khalifaas a building is holding several world records, e.g.:

Tallest structure ever built: 828 m (2,684 ft)
(previously Warsaw radio mast - 646.38 m (2,121 ft) which collapsed 08.08.1991)
Tallest actual structure: 828 m (2,684 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast - 628.8 m (2,063 ft))
Tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,684 ft) (previously CN Tower - 553.3 m (1,815 ft))
Building with the most floors: 160 (previously both 1 & 2 World Trade Centre– 110)
The first world’s tallest structure in history to include residential space
Tallest elevator in the world up to 504m (previously Tapei 101 with 448m)
World’s fastest elevators at a speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s)
(previously Taipei 101 – 16.83 m/s)
Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 601 m (1,972 ft) (previously Taipei 101 - 449.2 m (1,474 ft))
Highest vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 601 m (1,972 ft)
(previously Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant - 532 m (1,745 ft))
Highest outdoor observation deck in the world in the 124th floor at 420m
(indoor hold by Shanghai World Financial Centre at 474m)

http://www.burjdubai.com/the-tower.aspx
http://www.tallest-building-in-the-world.com/2008/08/19/under-construction/some-interesting-facts-on-the-burj-dubai-the-tallest-building-in-the-world-under-construction.htm
http://gulfnews.com/in-focus/burj-khalifa

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