Firm will design new marine stops on 3km-long canal

Atkins has won a design competition for new marine transport stations along the recently created Dubai canal for the Dubai Road and Transport Authority.

A large translucent canopy over each station incorporates photovoltaic panels to generate solar power to run the stations鈥� lights.

Opened in November last year, the Dubai canal is 3km long and features a shopping centre, hotels, restaurants, housing, walkways and cycle paths.

Adrian Lindon, Atkins鈥� director of architecture, said: 鈥淲e are now looking at the possibility of 3D printing some of the station structure modules. The Dubai 3D Printing Strategy is particularly relevant to the construction sector, with a target to 3D-print a quarter of buildings in Dubai by 2030.鈥�

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