Dockwise Vanguard

Dockwise Vanguard is a semisubmersible vessel that can submerge its deck below the waterline and move its above-water towers aside, allowing mammoth marine vessels to float aboard before the Vanguard rides back up underneath them. The Vanguard can carry 121,254 tons of cargo and another 7,716 tons of food, fuel, and supplies; thats almost double the payload of any such craft before it.

Al Harmra Firdous Tower

At 1,353 feet, the Al Hamra Firdous Tower in Kuwait is the tallest building in the world with one side made of stone. Before the advent of steel frames, which made glass curtain walls possible, masonry helped buildings stand tall. Instead of choosing stone for its strength, though, engineers and architects at SOM chose it to help keep the building cool. The towers monolithic facade faces south, where stone helps mitigate heat loading from the broiling sun. The rest of the building is covered entirely in glass, maximizing views across Kuwait City.

RapidBlocs
At this years Summer Olympics in London, the Lee Valley White Water Centre debuted an entirely new kind of whitewater park systembuilt with what resemble giant Legos. The components, called RapidBlocs, are made from high-density polyethylene and galvanized steel frames. Designers can easily reconfigure them to create nearly any whitewater course, from worldclass slalom canoe runs to weekend Cub Scout floats.

Russky Island Bridge

The worlds longest cable-stayed bridge connects the Russian port city of Vladivostok to Russky Island with a main span of 3,622 feet. The bridges 1,053-foot-tall A-shaped towers (the worlds tallest) rest on 253-foot-deep piles; its 1,902-foot cable stays (the worlds longest) are clad in UV protective housings.

Pixel
Pixel, a 12,300-square-foot, carbonneutral office building in Melbourne, Australia, is arguably the most sustainable workplace ever. Designed by the architectural firm Studio 505, Pixel captures, cleans, and recycles all of its water on-site. Solar panels and wind turbines on the roof generate all the electricity the building needs. This year, the U.S. Green Building Council awarded it the worlds highest LEED rating105 out of 110 possible points.

Milton-Madison Bridge
When engineers at the firm Buckland & Taylor set out to replace the 2,430foot-long trusses on the 83-year-old Milton-Madison Bridge over the Ohio River, they decided to slide the structures in one move. Some of the 15,260-ton steel mass will be prefabricated, and the rest erected on temporary piers. Eight strand jacks will nudge the whole thing across sliding girders until it comes to rest, a day later, atop the bridges reinforced pylons 55 feet away.

IsoMetrix
Systems that geologists use to see below the Earths crust on dry land dont work well underwater. The new IsoMetrix marine seismic system, on the other hand, samples data in all directions, so it can capture returning wave fields in 3-D. The system creates images of structures beneath the seafloor, allowing oil companies to see deep reservoirs with unprecedented clarity.

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