71°57’ S/23°20’ E – these are the coordinates of the Belgian research station “Princess Elisabeth”, which went into service in the eastern Antarctic in February 2009. As the first building construction on the sixth continent, the aim is for zero emissions from ongoing operations.

In California, railway transportation is currently enjoying a renaissance. In order to facilitate the changeover to this still unfamiliar means of transport for Americans, a new transportation hub is being created in Anaheim. When completed in 2013, it is expected to reach the LEED Platinum Standard.

South Tyrol gets serious about solar mobility: The "E-Move Charging Station", a pilot project of the Bozen entrepreneur Valentin Runggaldier, is to supply electrically operated bicycles, scooters, cars and even mobile phones with the necessary "fuel" from the sun. The solar charging stations were designed by Michael Scherer from Brixen.

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During his visit at DETAIL Benedikt Schulz explains how an inconspicuous structure becomes a striking police station and how the available budget is applied in a profitable way.

At present Beijing has three railway stations in operation – one in the east and one in the west. The new station in southern Beijing will manage trains shuttling between the capital city and neighboring Tianjin on China's first 300 km/h high-speed rail.

Arata Isozaki won the international competition for designing the new central station in Bologna. The competition was announced by the city of Bologna and the Italian railway association.

On 8 December a ship will leave Cape Town in South Africa. On board will be the components of the newest Halley Research Station designed by Faber Maunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects for the British Antarctic Survey, Halley VI.