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Bridges are functional and allow us to cross lakes, rivers, and roads, but they can also be creative with extraordinary designs!The different types of bridges include arch bridges, beam bridges, cable-style bridges, cantilever bridges, suspension Bridges, truss bridges, and tied arch bridges.Check out these iconic bridges that are a sight to behold.

Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, who designed hundreds of projects including skyscrapers 432 Park Avenue and the Walkie Talkie, has passed away aged 78.Viñoly passed away yesterday in New York City, according to an announcement made by Elisa Carrió, an Argentine politician and friend of Viñoly's.

Argentinian artist and designer Edgardo Giménez has created an artist residency in Uruguay called Casa Neptuna that features playful geometry and bright colours.Casa Neptuna comprises an elongated one-storey structure made up of blocks and topped with decorative sculptural forms.It is located in José Ignacio, a seaside town in Uruguay, on a residential lot dotted with trees, and was previously a residential structure.

Architectural studio MAPA has completed Argentina's first Passivhaus-certified residence, a house in the San Fernando Delta that is lifted on stilts to accommodate periodic  flooding.Named House in the Delta, the three-bedroom home on the banks of the Paraná Mini river in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area was raised on a timber structure to protect the interiors from floods.

Good morning.It's Friday.We'll look at how a Manhattan church is reckoning with the discovery that one of its founding members was an enslaved woman.We'll also find out about a proposed change in the way restaurants dispose of trash.Image The artist Clayton Singleton's depiction of Betsey Jackson, a founding member of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.Credit...Clayton Singleton; Photograph by Porter Binks The room where the trustees of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church meet every month, on the fifth floor of the building on West 55th Street adjacent to the sanctuary, has always been called the boardroom.

In the latest front in New York City's fight against the proliferation of trash and rats, city officials plan to require restaurants and bodegas to set out trash in containers instead of bags.The rule, which will be formally proposed on Thursday, could apply to 40,000 food-related businesses roughly 20 percent of businesses in the city covering everything from Dunkin' Donuts to Tavern on the Green, the city's sanitation commissioner, Jessica Tisch, said in an interview.

Image Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, after he addressed Congress.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times Volodymyr Zelensky, the leader of Ukraine, is traveling back home after a high-profile visit to Washington.His speech to Congress was carefully calibrated to show him as grateful for the support he had already received while gently demanding more tanks and military aid.

When is the last time you completely lost yourself in a meal?This week's recommendations will have you dreaming of Buenos Aires in a tiny Van Nuys strip mall and reminiscing about the last time you went camping and licked marshmallows off your sticky fingers.The sizzling hot things at Mercado Buenos Aires
Ribbons of steam rise from a round of cheese on a jet-black oval skillet.