This week on Dezeen MX3D unveiled the world's first 3D-printed steel bridge at Dutch Design Week and Chengdu announced plans to launch an artificial moon to light its streets.
Robotics company MX3D displayed the 12-metre-long pedestrian bridge, built by robotic arms programmed to control welding machines, in Eindhoven. The world's first 3D-printed steel bridge will be installed over a canal in Amsterdam some time next year.
Chengdu plans to launch artificial moon to replace its street lights
Chendu has announced plans to light its streets at night by launching an artificial moon into orbit above the city in China.
The Chengdu Aerospace Science and Technology Microelectronics System Research Institute said the new satellite would be eight times brighter than the real moon and would replace the need for traditional street lights. Sagrada Familia agrees ?36 million payment after building for 136 years with no permit
Planning permission is the bane of many architects' lives, and this week it transpired that Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia has managed to be under construction in Barcelona for 136 years without an official council-issued building permit.
The UNESCO-listed basilica, which is due to be finally finished in 2026, has agreed to pay ?36 million (£31 million) to the city over a period of 10 years in return for the council formalising its permit.
Norman Foster steps back from Saudi tech city over journalist's murder
Norman Foster was one of several well-known figures...