The country’s first “electro-magnetic suspension rail line” could be built in Orlando, Fla., after the state approved the plans of American Maglev Technology, who plans to build the 13.8-mile long line between the airport and convention center. The line would use “lightweight cars which glide one-centimeter above a steel guide rail through counter-acting forces of 24 electro-magnets and gravity,” according to this report. The $300 million, privately funded project could break ground this year. Read the Reuters story here
Ayers Saint Gross’ Shannon Dowling lands ’25 Icon In Education Design Award
Celebrated architect, educator, researcher and Principal of the interdisciplinary design firm Ayers Saint Gross Shannon Dowling has been named a recipient of the “2025 ICON in Education Design Award” from Learning By
