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The plans would see the addition of a third runway and a sixth terminal to the existing facilities at Heathrow

Architecture

Expansion of UK's Heathrow Airport takes flight

Earlier this week, the UK government announced its support for the expansion of Heathrow Airport into a "hub airport of the future." The country has spent a number of years considering how best to increase its airport capacity and the decision signals the direction it will pursue.

The Gulf Stream Tank aquarium will form the centerpiece of the new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science

Architecture

Huge new aquarium to form centerpiece of Miami's Museum of Science

A huge operation has been carried out to create the centerpiece of the new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science in Miami, US. Created in one continuous concrete pour that took 24 hours and 49 minutes, the 500,000 gal Gulf Stream Tank aquarium will be home to a number of deep sea species.

Istanbul New Airport will be one of the busiest airports in the world when it is complete

Architecture

Istanbul New Airport will be one of world's busiest, with world's largest terminal

New images have been released of Turkey's planned Istanbul New Airport. The facility will replace the existing Ataturk Airport. In addition to being one of the busiest airports in the world, it will have the largest terminal under one roof of any airport, according to project architects Grimshaw.

The Fulton Center transit hub in New York has a huge reflective skylight and dome (Photo: Leimbach/Grimshaw)

Architecture

Spectacular kaleidoscopic skylight crowns New York’s newest transit hub

Underground stations and transit hubs often have little in the way of daylight. A new transit hub in New York has tried to combat this with a specially-designed artwork-cum-skylight. The atrium of the Fulton Center features a huge kaleidoscope-like dome that pulls light deep into the building.