Ferrovial

Bravo to Kilo London, United Kingdom Heathrow Q6 Framework View full project Under the watchful eye of the busiest airport in Europe, the ground sinks to give shape to one of the enormous concrete hangars where planes rest. The so-called Kilo parking runway, between Heathrow's Kilo and Bravo runways, has five parking spaces for large aircraft to th [...]

A greenhouse jungle Madrid, Spain The Glass Palace of El Retiro, Madrid (Spain) For a brief time, Madrid's Retiro Park felt like Southeast Asia. The summer was hotter than normal 130 years ago. Fifty Igorot and Itneg peoples and other inhabitants of the Philippines took over the park. In the center, wrapped in glass, was an orchard of tropical plan [...]

El aeropuerto de Europa Londres, Reino Unido Aeropuerto de Heathrow Visita el proyecto Entre dos capas de grises, el de las nubes y el del pavimento, destaca una larga fila de símbolos coloridos. Banderas y logos de todos los rincones del mundo identifican a los aviones que esperan su turno. Son muchos, ya que en Heathrow despega o aterriza una ae [...]

The Arch That Holds Up the Mountain Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain Arch of Los Tilos View full project This arch traces the trajectory of a jump between two slopes, a clean, straight arch with no ornamentation other than the physics-driven pieces needed to support a 353-meter bridge. Below, 150 meters deep, a ravine called Los Tilos. It shares its n [...]

Always a Fiesta Madrid, Spain Beti-Jai Visita el proyecto Basque pelota is an ancient sport. The rules are simple, but mastering the game is no easy task. During matches, the ball and players share the limelight on the fronton court. . Rubber and leather smash against this fronton wall time and time again before bouncing back into the game, awaitin [...]

Trece puentes y una pieza única Bilbao, España San Ignacio Bridge, Bilbao (Spain) Una sola pieza, limpia, adornada con dos arcos sencillos, posada sobre los márgenes de un río que se vuelve ría cuando ya está a punto de tocar el mar. Una maniobra compleja de ingeniería para resolver un proceso de meses en unas pocas horas. Un nuevo puente, y [...]

A Symbol of Innovative Tradition Logroño, Spain Marqués de Riscal Hotel View full project Centuries-old cellars survive under the ground. On the surface, the metallic colors of the 21st century shine brightly. Altogether, they form a tribute to nonconformist tradition, designed by Frank Gehry and built by Ferrovial in Elciego, the heart of Rioja [...]

A VIP Experience Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow Airport View full project Glasgow Airport bears little resemblance to when it opened in 1933, almost 90 years ago. Of the original buildings, only the first terminal (built in 1966) is still standing. The airport has had a facelift since Ferrovial acquired it in 2006. Scotland's main airport has taken off [...]

On the shores of a prehistoric lake Toronto, Canada 407 EDG Highway View full project The image commonly associated with Canada is a cold one, one of the North American country and its icy blizzards and feet of accumulated snow. Nevertheless, the one thing that actually characterizes Canada is water. The country is home to 20% of the planet's fresh [...]

Acceso al Aeropuerto Prat de Barcelona Barcelona, España Metro Access in the El Prat Airport, Barcelona (Spain) Durante meses, Gala, una tuneladora de escudos de presión de tierras con 10,60 metros de diámetro de excavación, había agujereado las entrañas de uno de los mayores aeropuertos de Europa para conectarlo mejor con su ciudad. El traba [...]

Traveling Through History to the Future Dallas , United States LBJ Expressway, TX View full project The Lyndon B. Johnson Expressway, known to Texans as the LBJ, is a maze of asphalt and concrete. This galaxy of lanes and junctions intersecting at different heights, lines straight and curved, parallel and intersecting, make up one of the major traf [...]

A palace of wrought iron, stone, and glass Zaragoza, Spain Mercado del Pilar, Zaragoza (Spain) There was a time when the covered markets of Paris conquered the world. The nineteenth century was in full swing. Les Halles inspired architects to update the centers of commerce in cities around the world. The Napoleonic-inspired pavilions made of iron a [...]

The Great Drain of London London, United Kingdom Thames Tideway Tunnel, Central Section View full project When London's current water treatment system was designed 150 years ago, the city had four million inhabitants. The population has more than doubled since then. The 1,800 kilometers of brick tunnels from the Victorian era can't hold all of the [...]

Santiago de Chile’s Metro, Santiago de Chile (Chile)

A New Life from Underground London, United Kingdom Northern Line Extension (NLE) View full project Fifty kilometers separate the centuries-old land where London sits from its new life. Along the Thames near its mouth, the subsoil of the British capital becomes farmland in the limits of Goshems Farm in Tilbury. More than a million tons of earth were [...]

A Bakery With Two Spires Madrid, Spain A quick stroll through the history of the Casa de la Panaderia View project Where the roads from Toledo and Atocha once crossed at the outskirts of the town was once the site of Madrid’s main market. That is where our story begins, a story of three fires and several reconstructions up to today. The history o [...]

A Whim of Engineering Bilbao, Spain Guggenheim Museum View full project A guard of flowers stands at its doors. More than a thousand points of support hold up its concrete walls and titanium shell. The slabs, stones, and cobblestones lining its interior number in the thousands. Almost 25 years have passed since the Guggenheim Museum opened, and it [...]

Un récord sobre tierras antiguas Ostroda, Poland Lorem ipsum Vista desde el aire, la Tierra de los lagos de Masuria parece una inmensa llanura salpicada. Es, también, un territorio antiguo, que acumula restos de glaciaciones prehistóricas. Más de 2.700 lagos, unidos entre sí por canales y ríos, forman un complejo de agua y naturaleza que ocup [...]

A Place of Age-Old Skills Málaga, Spain Picasso Museum, Malaga (Spain) On the outside is a Renaissance style with Plateresque and Mudejar touches. Inside, it's modernist, cubist, surreal. Between are walls and floors of sobriety, simplicity, and utility. Malaga's Buenavista Palace is history and art. The Picasso Museum is architecture, sculpture, [...]

An old waterway Melbourne , Australia Western Roads Upgrade View full project In the middle of the flatlands, a crane's arm is raised. It pumps concrete without stopping. At the ground level is the metal framework. Little by little, the two elements meet, realizing they are old acquaintances. They will soon be ready to support the weight of thousan [...]

Forty meters underground London, United Kingdom Crossrail C300/C410 View full project After months of working in the dark in the heart of the city, there was light. Above its serrated head, the galleries of what would become Farringdon Station opened up. A little further up, the sun shone in the London sky. It seemed to want to say,

A bridge in Australian history New South Wales, Australia View more View full project This great river may no longer bear that name, but it hasn’t lost the greatness of times gone by. Nor is it exactly a river as the name suggests. Known as Clarence since 1839, one of Australia’s longest rivers is actually a vast estuary. Before meeting the sea [...]

Maule's Hidden Water Los Cóndores, Chile Lorem ipsum Under the watchful peaks of the Andes, time goes by differently. It must be the blood oxygen levels at altitude, or maybe it's the isolation and loneliness. Or the invisible presence of the condor, the largest bird in the world that can fly without flapping its wings. One thing is for certain: w [...]

Flying With Your Feet on the Ground Cantabria, España Montabliz Viaduct View full project No one ever lived in Montabliz. There were no residents other than the occasional inhabitant at the railway station, which has fallen into disuse. It has become famous for being a ghost town. For decades, technical personnel was needed to keep the trains runn [...]