Prague reveals design plans for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
As of this moment, the project is 35% complete and is proceeding on schedule, despite the change in circumstances
The Rail Baltica project is one of the most ambitious infrastructural development objectives ever considered in the European Union. Its end goal is the creation of a European standard gauge railway line that traverses several land borders of a number of EU Member-states.
Upon its completion, it will stretch from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to the Lithuanian-Polish border. Just within the three Baltic states, the railway is set to be 870 kilometres long and will be able to support railway travel of up to 240 kilometres per hour.
The total cost of this ambitious project is 5.8 billion euros, after the addition of a new stretch connecting Kaunas and Vilnius with a large part of the costs being covered by the EU’s own funding.
The end-date for completion of the Rail Baltica project is estimated at around 2026 when it will finally be in a fit condition to open for traffic - but one of its main objectives is now approaching its own final form – namely the Central Railway Station in the Latvian capital of Riga.
According to the architects responsible for building the station, the design work for its construction is some 35% complete and is proceeding according to schedule, despite the change in circumstances.
They estimate that by spring next year, design plans will finally be completed and the actual construction will finally begin. Such design work, however, is perhaps the most important part of any project as it lays out the plans and the overall vision that must be accomplished during the project’s implementation phase.
Other preparations are also already underway – including the taking of soil samples, surveys of foundations and other vital aspects that will eventually ensure the successful completion of this part of the Rail Baltica project.
The local community welcomed Ukrainians fleeing war with outstanding support
Belgium will now join a small club of countries empowering youth political participation – Austria, Greece and Malta
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The Smart City Alliance has been quietly building functional tools for both citizens and authorities since 2016
Part of an ongoing trend among these institutions to increase convenience for users
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
The Smart City Alliance has been quietly building functional tools for both citizens and authorities since 2016
The cities met last week in Katowice to draft a plan on how to facilitate cycling between their territories
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
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The Catalonian capital’s society and the trajectory of its attitudes have been studied since 1998
The Finnish capital will hold ‘Entrepreneur Day for Women’ next month
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
An interview about AYR, one of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Prize winners
An interview with Nigel Jollands and Sue Goeransson from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
An interview with the President of the City of Athens Reception & Solidarity Centre
A talk with the Mayor of Malmö on the occasion of the city’s UN Resilience Hub status