Architecture in Bilbao

It´s a lucky to have born in Bilbao, and can contemplate this big architecture in the city.

Guggenheim Bilbao, by Frank O. Gehry

Isozaki towers (Isozaki Atea), by Arata Isozaki

Zubi Zuri Bridge, by Santiago Calatrava Valls

Iberdrola Tower (Under construction), by Cesar Pelli

Library of the University of Deusto, by Rafael Moneo

My first time shooting with a digital SLR camera, Canon Eos 450d 18-55mm.

Stonecutters Bridge

Stonecutters Bridge is the second longest cable-stayed bridge on the world, after the Sutong Bridge, also in China.

The bridge spans 1.596meters (5236feet) long and the main span has 1.018 meters (3.635 feet).

Stonecutters Bridge connects Nam Wan Kok, Tsing Yi Island and Stonecutters Island, crossing the Ramble Channel in Hong Kong.

The desing concept for the bridge was procured by Highways Department in Hong Kong, and a international competition winning the next group: Halcrow Group, Flint & Neill Partnership, Dissing+Weitling and Shangai Municipal Engineering Design Institute.

As sub-consultant: Ove Arup & Partners and Cowi A/S.

Constructors: Maeda - Hitachi - Yokogawa - Hsin Chong Joint Venture (JV)

Construction started on 27 April 2004 and is spected to be completed in 2009.

In the next video we can see how has been constructed the Stonecutters Bridge.

Stonecutters Bridge Construction 1/5

Stonecutters Bridge Construction 2/5

Stonecutters Bridge Construction 3/5

Stonecutters Bridge Construction 4/5

Stonecutters Bridge Construction 5/5

You can see more photos about the building of the bridge on the main goverment website.

From: youtube, wikipedia and bridge main website.

Some demolitions

1) Two Skyscrapers demolitions

Demolition of the Agfa building, a small skyscraper in Munich

Demolition of the second tallest building ever exploited

2) A Stadium demolition

3) We must be carful with the demolitions...

Demolition without explosives

Demolition with explosives

4) ¿How strong are the structures?

On the 6th position...

On the 5th position...1/2

On the 5th position... 2/2

On the 4th position...

On the 3rd position...

On the 2nd position... 1/2    Huaquén Bridge (Chile)

On the 2nd position... 2/2    Huaquén Bridge (Chile)

On the 1st position...

Hoover Dam Bridge

Hoover Dam Bypass, officially called Mike O´Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, its one of the most spectacular concrete arch bridge. The bridge links the states of Arizona and Nevada across the Colorado river.

The total length of the bridge is 579 meters (1900 feet) and the road it´s 256 meters (840 feet) above the river. When complete, the 323 meter arch will be the forth longest concrete arch in the world.

The master design is by HDR Engineering, T.Y. Lin International desings the bridge and Sverdrup Civil Inc is designing the approaches.

Construction started on 2006 and it will be finished on 2010.

Next video, composed of 5 videos, explains the construction of the Hoover Dam bridge.

Building Hoover Dam Bridge 1/5

Building Hoover Dam Bridge 2/5

Building Hoover Dam Bridge 3/5

Building Hoover Dam Bridge 4/5

Building Hoover Dam Bridge 5/5

From: wikipedia, youtube, and HDR Engineering website

Ting Kau Bridge

The Ting Kau Bridge (Chinese: 汀九橋) is a 1177 meters (3861,55 ft) long cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong, China. The bridge connects North-west New Territories with Hong Kong Island, crossing the Rambler Channel.

It was designed and constructed by a joint venture composed by:
- Cubiertas y Mzov (22%), Entrecanales y Tavora (22%), now both part of Acciona, from Spain.
- Ed Züblin AG (22%), from Germany.
- Downer and Co (Downer EDI) (22%), from Australia.
- Paul Y (12%), from Hong Kong.

The construction began in 1994 and it was finished in 1998.

The video, composed of 5 parts, it´s really interesting because it explains the building of the bridge step by step.

Construction of Ting Kau Bridge & Approach Viaduct 1/5




Construction of Ting Kau Bridge & Approach Viaduct 2/5




Construction of Ting Kau Bridge & Approach Viaduct 3/5




Construction of Ting Kau Bridge & Approach Viaduct 4/5




Construction of Ting Kau Bridge & Approach Viaduct 5/5




From: wikipedia and youtube

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Students build a steel bridge

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It's one of the most important Institutes of the USA and among its Professors and former students there have been a lot of Nobel prizes.

The MIT website contains many free videos allowing as to follow courses and lectures of their different departments: Architecture, Civil and enviromental engineering, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History ...

In this video we can see building a steel bridge by the MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering team.



From: MIT

Rio Antirrio Bridge

It's called the Rio Antirrio Bridge (Γέφυρα Ρίου-Αντιρρίου in Greek) because it links the town of Rio in Peloponnese to Antirrio on mainland Greece, crossing the Gulf of Corinth. But its official name is Charilaos Trikoupis bridge, because Trikoupis was the first one who envisioned the brigde during his period as Prime Minister of Greece from 1875 to 1895. This bridge was finally constructed nearly a century later. Its building started on 1998 and it was inagurated on the 7th of August of 2004.

The cable stayed bridge was designed by the French group Vinci.


5 videos showing us how it was constructed. It´s really interesting.

Rio Antirrio Bridge construction 1/5




Rio Antirrio Bridge construction 2/5




Rio Antirrio Bridge construction 3/5




Rio Antirrio Bridge construction 4/5




Megastructures: Rio Antirrio Bridge construction 5/5



From: youtube