Because of the expected rise of the sea level and the need to create space for man and nature in the over-populated western part of the Netherlands, Royal Haskoning and Van Oord have been studying for a few months the possibilities of large scale Dutch coastal expansion and an airport situated in the North Sea. The airport is planned to have three 6 kilometres large basins with six floating and rotating airstrips. This revolutionary idea would provide maximum access for airplanes regardless of the direction of the wind. There would be three terminal buildings, connected to Schiphol (Amsterdam's international airport) by a 16 minutes long MagLev (magnet levitation train). The airport would be 20 kilometres away from the shore.

The engineers from dutch Royal Haskoning have won the design competition for a 450m bridge in Dubai. Nakheel, the developer, wants them to create a motorway bridge to connect Jebel Ali (Dubai’s largest Palm Island) to the mainland. Two 135m high pylons and 72 stay cables will support the eight lane bridge, that will also have pavements for pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge will be 50m wide and will have a free span of 225m.

The Moscow International Business Centre (MIBC or “Moscow City”) is an enormous multi-billion dollar project in the Presnenskaya Embankment area in the heart of Moscow’s Kremlin. The MIBC plan started in 1992 with the will to convert the old urban area of Presnenskaya, with its factories and industrial complexes, into a world class business complex. The project covers a square kilometer of land and incorporates all the elements for work and lifestyle.

It will be in what used to be a desert that we will see the largest fountain in the world. Of course, this $218 million project had to be in Dubai. Once again, Emaar Properties is responsible for the project. With its integral light and sound show, it is expected to become one of the city’s major tourist attractions (it should draw more than 10 million visitors per year!). The water will have 1'000 different expressions accompanied by music. 22'000 gallons of water will be pumped, and 6'600 lights and 50 color projectors will also be needed. The display will be 275 meters long, and the water will be shot 150 meters high.

The London 2012 Olympic stadium is a £450 million project. The athletics stadium will allow for 80'000 seats, and it will be converted into a more easily maintained 25'000 seat venue after the Games. The lighting and sound systems will be supported by a roof that will stretch around the Stadium. Of course, it will also provide cover and a base for special effects during the ceremonies. The Stadium will be built to international track and field standards for athletes. The Olympic Stadium will be located on an island at the south of the Olympic Park within easy walking distance of the Olympic Village and warm-up facilities.  The site will be surrounded on three sides by waterways.

It was some time ago, but professor T.Y. Lin’s design of the never-built bridge that spanned across the Strait of Gibraltar is still amazing. There are many engineers who have come up with their own structures for the construction of the Gibraltar Bridge. Professor T.Y. Lin thought of connecting the Point Oliveros with the Point Cires. With its 14km length, deep piers, and unprecedented 5'000 meter spans Lin’s proposed crossing is innovative but, considering an estimated cost of over $15 Billion and the lack of approval for this nearly 10 year old design, it is unlikely it will ever get built.

The Strata tower, a forty story, luxury residential building designed by Asymptote Architecture. It is currently being built at the incredible Al Raha Beach waterfront in Abu Dhabi and it should be completed by early 2011. It will be 160 meters high, making it the tallest building of the Al Dana precinct.  The Strata Tower has an "articulate, striking physical presence" that seeks to "encapsulate meaning through the use of abstract form drawn from both local cultural landscapes and motifs and dynamic forces of global influence".