Snøhetta has designed a “boat tunnel” that would allow ships to run beneath a mountain in Norway. With a whopping $272 million price tag, the mile-long tunnel would enable ships to safely avert the dangerous waters off the Stad Peninsula.
150 feet tall and 118 feet wide, the tunnel would be designed to accommodate massive cargo ships. Snøhetta propose a terraced stone entrance. “In such a delicate landscape, the tunnel has to be more than just an intervention in nature. We put a lot of effort in making it aesthetically appealing,” states project manager Terje Andreassen. A bridge would allow tourists to watch the ships pass by.
Apparently, it’s not actually a new idea. Back in 1874, a similar—mechanically speaking—idea was proposed. Over the last seventy years, the turbulent waters in the area have resulted in the death of 33 people.
Currently, a feasibility study is underway, with construction slated for 2019.
My god, could you imagine if there were some aesthetic considerations taken when civil engineers design infrastructure projects in the states? Can't poo-poo this project, my Norwegian relatives are pretty stoked about it.
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A civil engineering project with some architectural decoration on the entrance.
My god, could you imagine if there were some aesthetic considerations taken when civil engineers design infrastructure projects in the states? Can't poo-poo this project, my Norwegian relatives are pretty stoked about it.
I had the experience of working on some highway projects in nevada; while they are moving in the right direction, the budget for "aesthetic considerations" is still marginal in the overall perspective, you will never convince an engineer, much less a government official, to do something that is not absolutely necessary to the operation of the infrastructure.
1% mandatory public art budget and design contribution
It wasn't part of that, it was more of a comprehensive landscape analysis about how the highway and its parts were built and integrated on each locality, but still not enough http://www.designworkshop.com/projects/ndot.html
^^ I guess that's the difference between the mindset of the Europeans (Scandinavians in this example) and that of the American, much to our own detriment.) My dad is a civil engineer, it's funny talking to him about this type of stuff, he just can't wrap his head around the idea that it's nice to have functional things that are also pleasing to the eye...
That's the latitude you achieve when all your basic needs are covered - hard to play with taxpayers money when said taxpayers don't even have health coverage.....
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